𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎴

Old Persian

Etymology

Possibly from 𐎢 (u /⁠ʰu-⁠/, “good”) +‎ *tānaʰ (“tone, melody”), from Proto-Iranian *tā́nah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́nas, from Proto-Indo-European *tónos. Cognate with Sanskrit सुतान (sutā́na, “well-tuned, melodious”).

Proper noun

𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎴 (u-t-a-n /ʰUtānaʰ/)

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • → Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: [script needed] (ú-mi-it-ta-na-na)
  • → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: [script needed] (hu-ud-da-na)
  • → Ancient Greek: Ὀτάνης (Otánēs)
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