Reconstruction:Old Median/Fravartiš

This Old Median entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *frawr̥Htíš, from *fra- (“formost”) +‎ *wr̥Htíš (“choice, wish”), from Proto-Indo-European *wélh₁-ti-s ~ *wl̥h₁-téy-s, from *welh₁- (“to choose, want”) +‎ *-tis. Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬴𐬌 (frauuaṣ̌i, “guardian spirit”) and Parthian 𐭐𐭓𐭅𐭓𐭕𐭉 (prwrty /⁠Frawart⁠/).^[1]

Proper noun

*Fravartiš m

a male given name: A king of Media

Descendants

→ Old Persian: 𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁 (f-r-v-r-t-i-š /⁠Fravartiš⁠/)
- → Ancient Greek: Φραόρτης (Phraórtēs)
  - Latin: Phraortes
- → Aramaic:
  - Imperial Aramaic: 𐡐𐡓𐡅𐡓𐡕 (prwrt)
- → Elamite:
  - Achaemenid Elamite: 𒉺𒅈𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-mar-ti-iš /⁠Parmartiš⁠/), 𒉺𒅈𒌑𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-ú-mar-ti-iš /⁠Parumartiš⁠/)

References

^ Tavernier, Jan (2007), “1.2.17 Fravartiš (F-r-v-r-t-i-š-)”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 16

[1] Tavernier, Jan (2007), “1.2.17 Fravartiš (F-r-v-r-t-i-š-)”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 16

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