Editing Scythian languages (section)

===Tribal names===
Recorded Scythian tribal names include:

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! Name !! Attested forms !! Notes 
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| [[Agathyrsi|{{transliteration|xsc|*Haxāϑrauša}}]]
|| {{langx|grc|Αγαϑυρσοι|translit=Agathursoi}}
|| Means "prospering the friend/socius." Composed of:{{sfn|Schwartz|Manaster Ramer|2019|p=359-360}}
:a cognate of [[Old Persian]] {{lang|peo|𐏃𐎧𐎠}} ({{Transliteration|ae|haxā-}}), meaning "friend."
:a cognate of [[Avestan]] {{lang|ae|{{script|Avst|𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬱}}}} ({{Transliteration|ae|ϑraoš-}}), meaning "to prosper."
|-
| [[Siraces|{{Transliteration|xsc|*Šīraka}}]]
|| {{langx|grc|Σιρακες|translit=Sirakes}}
|| From a sibilisation of Proto-Scythian {{Transliteration|xsc|*Xšīraka}},{{sfn|Kullanda|2014|p=81}} possibly meaning "milk-consumer," itself composed of:{{sfn|Bukharin|2013|p=270-271}}
:{{Transliteration|xsc|*xšīra-}}, "milk."
:{{Transliteration|xsc|*-ka}}, hypocoristic suffix.
|-
| {{Transliteration|xsc-x-pontic|*Skuδa|}}{{sfn|Tokhtasyev|2005a|p=68-84}}{{sfn|Tokhtasyev|2005b|p=296}}
|| {{langx|akk|{{cuneiform|11|𒅖𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀}}|translit=Iškuzaya}}
:::{{lang|akk|{{cuneiform|11|𒊍𒄖𒍝𒀀𒀀}}}} ({{Transliteration|akk|Asguzaya}})
:::{{lang|akk|{{cuneiform|11|𒊍𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀}}}} ({{Transliteration|akk|Askuzaya}})
:::{{lang|akk|{{cuneiform|11|𒀾𒄖𒍝𒀀𒀀}}}} ({{Transliteration|akk|Ašguzaya}})
{{langx|grc|Σκυθαι|translit=Skuthai}}
|| {{Transliteration|xsc|*Skuδa}}, the Scythian endonym,{{sfn|Tokhtasyev|2005a|p=68-84}}{{sfn|Tokhtasyev|2005b|p=296}}

From the Proto-Indo-European root ''{{PIE|skewd-}}'', itself meaning {{lit|shooter, archer}}, whence also English "{{Transliteration|en|shoot}}".{{sfn|Szemerényi|1980|p=20-21}}
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| {{Transliteration|xsc|*Skula}}
|| {{langx|grc|Σκωλοτοι|translit=Skōlotoi}}{{sfn|Witczak|1999|p=52-53}}{{sfn|Novák|2013|p=10}}
|| Later form of {{Transliteration|xsc|*Skuδa}} resulting from the evolution of Proto-Scythian /δ/ into Scythian /l/.{{sfn|Tokhtasyev|2005a|p=68-84}}
|-
| {{Transliteration|xsc|*Paralāta}}
|| {{langx|grc|Παραλαται|translit=Paralatai}}{{sfn|Witczak|1999|p=52-53}}{{sfn|Novák|2013|p=10}}
|| Cognate with Young Avestan {{lang|ae|{{script|Avst|𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬀‎}}}} ({{Transliteration|ae|Paraδāta}}), meaning "placed at the front."{{sfn|Schmitt|2018a}}
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