English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “army” + “leader, commander”
From Proto-Saka *Spalahaura (“commander of army”), composed of *spala (“army”), itself from Parthian 𐭏𐭎𐭐𐭀𐭃 (ispāδ, “army”) (cf. Old Persian 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spāda, “army”))) + *haura (“leader, commander”) (cf. Khotanese haura (“leader, commander”)). Cognate with Ancient Greek Σπαλαχόρης (Spalakhórēs) and Σπαλύρις (Spalúris).
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- Wiktionary: 𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨫𐨱𐨆𐨪CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
