They may be based on the same
root (the etymological interpretation of Persian xWar&nah- has been
debated), and if so, *xWa:rya: would be a different but related word for the
same thing -- royal glory.
Piotr
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Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Scythian Cognates -- more
speculation
Could *xWa:rya be interpreted as
'possessing xwarena' , the specific Iranian symbol of the sacral
power?