Reconstruction:Middle Persian/Kaf kōf

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 This Middle Persian 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.

Middle Persian

Etymology

From *Kaf of unknown origin + (kwp), 𐫐𐫇𐫜 (kwf /⁠kōf⁠/, “mountain”), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 (k-u-f /⁠kaufaʰ⁠/). Cognate with Parthian 𐭊𐭐𐭉 𐭕𐭅𐭓𐭓𐭀 (kpy TWRRʾ /⁠Kap kōf⁠/).

Proper noun

*Kaf kōf[1]

  1. (Zoroastrianism) Mount Qaf
  2. Caucasus (mountains)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2012) “Caucasus”, in Places and peoples in Central Asia and in the Graeco-Roman Near East: A multilingual gazetteer compiled for the Serica Project from select Pre-Islamic sources‎, page 8b
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