English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “army” + “desiring, commanding”
From Proto-Saka *Spalarīźa (“commander of army”), composed of *spala (“army”), itself from Parthian 𐭏𐭎𐭐𐭀𐭃 (ispāδ, “army”) (cf. Old Persian 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spāda, “army”))) + *rīźa (“desiring, commanding”) (cf. Khotanese rriś (“to desire”), Sogdian 𐽀𐼷𐼵𐼸𐽀𐼰𐼸 (rēš-karē)). Cognate with Ancient Greek Σπαλιρίσης (Spalirísēs).
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- Wiktionary: 𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨫𐨁𐨪𐨁𐨭CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

