σπάκα

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Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

Noun

σπάκα (spā́kəʰ)

  1. bitch (female dog)
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.110.1:
      οὔνομα δὲ τῇ γυναικὶ ἦν τῇ συνοίκεε Κυνὼ κατὰ τὴν Ἑλλήνων γλῶσσαν, κατὰ δὲ τὴν Μηδικὴν Σπακώ· τὴν γὰρ κύνα καλέουσι σπάκα Μῆδοι.
      [] oúnoma dè têi gunaikì ên têi sunoíkee Kunṑ katà tḕn Hellḗnōn glôssan, katà dè tḕn Mēdikḕn Spakṓ; tḕn gàr kúna kaléousi spáka Mêdoi.

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