satrapa

Polish

noun

Definitions

(historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
despot, tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satrapa (governor) derived from Ancient Greek σατράπης derived from *xšaθrapāwan- (kingdom-protector).

Origin

*xšaθrapāwan-

Gloss

kingdom-protector

Timeline

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