The son of the king: Iranistic notes on Gāndhārī kṣabura

Schoubben, N. (2022)

Article / Letter to editor

The hitherto obscure Gāndhārī word kṣabura- should be compared with the famous Middle Persian title/name /šā(h)buhr/ ‘son of the king’ and has been borrowed from one of the Iranian-speaking groups that have invaded Gāndhāra, such as the Indo-Scythians or the Indo-Parthians. The Gāndhārī kṣabura- still preserves the initial *xš- in the Iranian word, which is in accord with its ultimate etymology from *xšāyaθiya-puθra-.

• All authors: Schoubben, N.
• Date: 2022-07-27
• Journal: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft
• Volume: 172
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 149 - 153
• Link: https://zdmg.harrassowitz-library.com/article/ZDMG/2022/1/9
• Sponsorship: Horizon 2020(H2020)
• Grant number: 758855