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On the Etymology of the Avestan Personal Name pourušaspa-
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Abstract
This article discusses the formation and meaning of the Avestan personal name of Zarathuštra’s father, pourušaspa-. Taking side with the current scholarly view on the etymology and meaning of the word, i.e., *pourušāspa- → pourušaspa- ‘one who has grey horses’, it is argued here that the shortening of the vowel can be explained by an analogical model in Wištāsp Yašt 1.2, where pourušaspa- m. is described as pouru.aspa- ‘having many horses’. The article also challenges the view that Wištāsp Yašt 1.2 is a recent text.
Title: On the Etymology of the Avestan Personal Name pourušaspa-
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Abstract
This article discusses the formation and meaning of the Avestan personal name of Zarathuštra’s father, pourušaspa-.
Taking side with the current scholarly view on the etymology and meaning of the word, i.
e.
, *pourušāspa- → pourušaspa- ‘one who has grey horses’, it is argued here that the shortening of the vowel can be explained by an analogical model in Wištāsp Yašt 1.
2, where pourušaspa- m.
is described as pouru.
aspa- ‘having many horses’.
The article also challenges the view that Wištāsp Yašt 1.
2 is a recent text.
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