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Old Persian
Etymology
Literally "wearing hats which look like shields",[1] compound of *taka- (βshieldβ) + *bara- (βbearing, carrying, esteemingβ) probably a reference to the kausia hat typically worn by the ancient Macedonians.
Compare with Old Median *sparabara- (βshield-bearerβ), composed of *spara- (βshieldβ) + *bara- (βbearing, carrying, esteemingβ).
Adjective
π«π£π²πΌ (t-k-b-r /takabara-/)
- Wearer of the kausia (person)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Lexicon p.185
- ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550β330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, βISBN, page 34