Bactrian χϸονο '(calendar) year, (regnal) year'
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Since H. Humbach's Baktrische Sprachdenkmäler (Wiesbaden, 1966) the main etymological proposal for Bactrian xpovo '(calendar) year, (regnal) year' has been A. Thierfelder's suggestion of a loanword from Hellenistic Greek xpovoς 'time'. In this article the plausibility of this etymology is re-examined, and it is further argued that it should be rejected on the grounds that the formal phonological differences between the potential Hellenistic Greek source form and its presumable loan-adaptation form in Bactrian are inconsistent with what is known of Bactrian diachronic phonology.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 599-607 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 1356-1863 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
- Bactrian, Greek, Middle Iranian, loanword adaptation, loanword phonology
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