The son of the king: Iranistic notes on Gāndhārī kṣabura

Author(s):
Schoubben, N. (0000-0002-1190-1838)
Published
2022
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

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-.

Date issued
2022-07-27
Language
English
Is part of
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (2022), Vol. 172, no. 1, p. 149-153
hdl
1887/3465775
URL
https://zdmg.harrassowitz-library.com/article/ZDMG/2022/1/9

Funding

Sponsorship
Horizon 2020(H2020)
Grant number
758855