χοακαμο

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Bactrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From χοα- (xoa- /⁠xwa-⁠/, own, self-) +‎ *καμo (*kamo /⁠*kām⁠/, wish, will).[1] The latter word is from Proto-Iranian *káHmah (wish, desire), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (wish, desire), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (to desire, wish) +‎ *-mos (deverbal noun suffix). Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, desire), Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (k-a-m /⁠kāma⁠/, wish, desire). Cognate of Sanskrit काम (kāma, wish, desire, love, pleasure).

Pronunciation

Adjective

χοακαμο (xoakamo /xwakām⁠/)

  1. freely, of one's own free will
    • 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 8:
      ...πιδοοασατο χοακαμο χοασινδο βαγοφαρνο ζαμω(*ρομοζ)δο πορο...
      ...pidooasato xoakamo xoasindo bagofarno zamō(*romoz)do poro...
      ...then Bag-farn, son of Zamo(*rmuz)d, made this declaration freely and willingly...

References

  1. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000) Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, page 231