Where does “Ἀχαιμένης” come from?

Ἀχαιμένης (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ἀχαιμένης (Ancient Greek): founder of the Achaemenid dynasty

Definitions

  1. founder of the Achaemenid dynasty

Ancestry of “Ἀχαιμένης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “Ἀχαιμένης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 →