Is the Persian name or title Khosrow related to the name Caesar?
score:22
No. The Persian name is a derivation or descendant of the legendary Kay Khosrow. Looking at the list of name bearers Khosrow reveals that the name is in much longer use than 532 CE.
Variants of the name کیخسرو
Husrav, Xusro, Khusro, Khosrau, Khusrau, Chusrau, Khosro, Khosru, Khosrow or Khusraw. In Greek it is sometimes rendered C(h)osroes or Osroes. Arabic it's Kisra (Kisrā) and Turkish Hüsrev. Note that in Kaisar is the Turkish word for Caesar.
The meaning of Khosrow would be "of good standing" or as Wikipedia puts it:
The name Kay Khosrow derives from Avestan Kauui Haosrauuah,2 meaning "he who has good fame".
And on Wiktionary:
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /Husrōy/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwslwb' /Husrōy, Husrav/), from Old Median *Husrava, from Proto-Iranian *Hhuĉráwah ("renowned, famous").
Compare the Encyclopaedia Iranica entry:
KAYĀNIĀN vii. Kauui Haosrauuah, Kay Husrōy, Kay Ḵosrow
The name Haosrauuah is a vriddi formation of *husrauuah “he who has good fame” and ought to mean “good fame” by itself. The later forms, in fact, seem to be descended from *hu-srauuah, although shortening of the initial syllable is possible. The Pahlavi form is usually spelled hwslwy, hwslwd, or hwslwb, all of which should probably be read as Husrōy. The Persian form may derive from this, or it may have been remade in analogy with compounds with -sraw. (On the morphological irregularities of the Avestan name, see Humbach and Ichaporia, 1998, p. 137.)In the Avesta. The Avesta contains more details about Kauui Haosrauuah (Figure 3) than any of the other kauuis, except Vištāspa. His standing epithets are “stallion of the Aryan lands” (arša airiianąm dax́ iiunąm) and xšaθrāi haṇkərəmō “.?. for command,” where haṇkərəmō has not yet been conclusively interpreted (Yašt 5.49, 15.32). It is also transmitted as haṇkərətō “put together” (Yašt 9.21)
Whereas Caesar is very unlikely to be related.
Upvote:-2
The word Caesar or later in Russia Tzar and in Germany Kaysar or Caysar drives from ancient Iranian title for kings, KAY-SAR, comprised of tow words: KAY meaning crown and SAR meaning the head. In Persian mythology going back more than 2500 years written in the Book of Kings, you'll find a dynasty called KAYA-NIAN, plural for KAY, referring to the first kingdom, used as titles, literally means KINGS. Unless we believe that these are all coincidences we have no choice but assume this title was somehow borrowed by the Romans and later Europeans.
Upvote:7
As others have said, the names and titles of Caesar/Kaiser and of Khusrau/Khosrow/Chosroes/Kisra are unrelated. But there is a famous historical example of someone claiming to be related to both Caesar and Khosrow.
The Caliph Yazid III (701-744) recited a poem about his exalted ancestry:
I am the son of Chosroes, my ancestor was Marwan, Caesar was my grandsire and my grandsire was Khagan.[3]
Which I discuss in post number 5 in this thread: https://historum.com/threads/emperor-maurice-and-khosrow-ii-of-persia.127393/1
More post
- 📝 English monarchs on the battlefield
- 📝 How heavy was the taxation in Ming China?
- 📝 Did MacArthur ever consider ordering Wainwright's troops to fight an insurgency war, rather than surrendering?
- 📝 Has Matéo Maximoff's book Die Ursitory been translated to English?
- 📝 What is that gold plaque Scottish soldiers wore around their necks?
- 📝 How (not why) did the Bolshevik party seize such complete control of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets?
- 📝 Is this true that the Russian economy was efficient during war II?
- 📝 Did Kampfgeschwader 6 operate Me-262s and Bf-109s from the same airfield? If so, which one?
- 📝 Who was the English Knight Templar holding command in the Mongol Army?
- 📝 When were the Germans aware of British airborne radar during WWII?
- 📝 Did Japan ever pay Russia war reparations after WW2? Why or why not?
- 📝 Why was Prince Philip given these specific titles before marrying Princess Elizabeth?
- 📝 Why did non-monarchic rule meet with so little success in ancient China?
- 📝 Why was Jesus depicted so differently in medieval Madonnas?
- 📝 In Europe, why were hereditary dynasties more prevalent in the medieval world than in the ancient world?
- 📝 How does it arise that there are two Colorado rivers, and how does one distinguish between them?
- 📝 How long did a letter take from Quebec to Bordeaux in 1929?
- 📝 Was the end date of Soviet-Japanese Border War the direct reason of starting Soviet invasion on Poland in 1939
- 📝 Which founding fathers pushed for the right to bear arms?
- 📝 Is there a correlation between the colonial power and the stability/success of the post colonial state?
- 📝 Why are the German and French languages so different?
- 📝 Did the US quarter shrink in size?
- 📝 Can someone explain the joke that killed Chrysippus of Soli?
- 📝 Former French PM Blum was in Buchenwald -- what is known about his life there?
- 📝 Is it true that Operation Popeye had a trial run in India - code name project Gromet?
- 📝 At what point did the United States have a truly federal army?
- 📝 How do we know the patricians of Rome?
- 📝 What was the world population around 970 BC? Does it fit the biblical narrative?
- 📝 What does the forward "Bullnose" of a Bailey Bridge that is under construction look like?
- 📝 Looking for Cato quotes/anecdotes
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Is the Persian name or title Khosrow related to the name Caesar?
- 📝 Who proposed the motion that gave Gaius Julius Caesar the title Augustus?
- 📝 Is the name of Askandra Village, Rajasthan related to Alexander the Great?
- 📝 Why did the Soviet Union name their strongest bomb Tsar Bomba?
- 📝 What is the first horse name recorded in history?
- 📝 Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks?
- 📝 Why is it that the maiden name is traditionally dropped when a woman is getting married?
- 📝 Where does the name 'D-Day' come from?
- 📝 Where does the name of the country "Belarus" come from?
- 📝 Did the Persian Immortals instill fear in their Greek adversaries?
- 📝 Why did Peter the Great name Saint Petersburg, Russia with a foreign styled name?
- 📝 What was the 1970s name for skinny jeans?
- 📝 Why is no one claiming the title of Caliph?
- 📝 What was the significance of changing the name of "Persia" to "Iran"?
- 📝 Was the title "Prince of Wales" originally claimed for the English crown prince via a trick?
- 📝 How did Alexander III of Macedon get the title "the Great"?
- 📝 What is the name of the theory that says an early discovery can stop technological development?
- 📝 What is the earliest recorded female name in history?
- 📝 Who came up with the name "Peloponnesian War"?
- 📝 What factors related to the Eastern Crisis contributed to the outbreak of World War 1?
- 📝 What is the name and meaning of a World War 2 CCC Medal with both the Polish Eagle and British Statant Gardant Lion?
- 📝 What was the reaction to English monarchs using the title "King of France"?
- 📝 Why did Peter the Great change his daughters' title to Tsesarevna?
- 📝 Why did Kabila discard the name and flag of Zaire?
- 📝 Who gave King Richard I the title Coeur de Lion?
- 📝 Is the Afghan hat related to the Macedonian hat?
- 📝 Who decided on the name "Mexico"?
- 📝 Why is the name "Tecumseh" used for US Navy ships?
- 📝 Were there any German operations to destroy supply routes in the Persian corridor in WWII?
- 📝 The practice of translating foreign monarch's or noble's name