сатрап
Bulgarian
noun
Definitions
- satrap, an governor of a province in ancient Persia.
- (metaphorical) oppressor, despot, tyrant, someone who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly; someone, who has power over other people and treats them cruelly, suppressing their freedoms.
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek (modern) σατράπης (governor) derived from Ancient Greek σατράπης derived from Old Persian xšaθrapāvan.
Origin
Old Persian
xšaθrapāvan
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- satrapa Latin
- satrapes Latin
- satraps Latin
- satrapēs Latin
- σατράπης Ancient Greek
- *tek- Proto-Indo-European
- σατράπης Greek (modern)
- xšaθrapāvan Old Persian
- *xšaθrapāwan- xme-old