III. THE LANGUAGE OF THE SARMATIANS
3. The Sarmatian Dialects of the North Pontic Region
8.
The Old Iranian group of phonemes *-gr- developed also along
two different lines. 1. -gr-, 2. -rg-.
Old Iranian *-gr- > -gr-.
'tribe
beside the Maeotis' Strabo, XI 2, 11,
Appianus, Mithr. 88: < Old Iranian *agra- ~ Avestan
aγra-
'der erste, oberste'. Semantically, this tribal name corresponds exactly
to the people's name
(Strabo XI 9, 3) < Old Iranian *parvya- 'der erste'.
Old Iranian *-gr- > -rg-.
Gorgippia,
Latyshev, IOSPE IV, 435: see above: < Old Iranian *aspa-ugra-.
Panticapaeum,
Latyshev, IOSPE IV, 366, Tanais, Latyshev, IOSPE II, 443:
this name, hitherto unexplained, may be also regarded as an equivalent
of Old Iranian *ugra- 'stark, kräftig'.
Olbia, Latyshev,
IOSPE I, 64: after the preceding two names this one can be solved almost
automatically.
< Old Iranian *ugra-,
~ Avestan bāzu-
'Arm': thus the whole name corresponds to an Old Iranian compound *ugra-bāzu-
'strong-armed', i. e. a bahuvrīhi-type
of compound.
Additional Notes
To p. 93. After examining the passage in App. Mithr. 88, it seems
to me quite certain that the To p. 93. The correct interpretation of the name |
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