Given name
𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊
“man, hero”
𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (ʾršk) is a masculine given name from Proto-Iranian, meaning “man, hero.” It is used in Parthian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Iranian *(W)ŕ̥šakah, built from Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā (“man, hero”) + *-kah.
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𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊’s family of names
In Parthian usage, 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 shares a linguistic root with the Old Persian form 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣. In Parthian usage, 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Arsakes. In Parthian usage, 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Aršak.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 has relatives in 5 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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