Subnostr

Possible derived name for Askhen the queen and wife of Tiridates III of Armenia.

Proto-iranian xšaiθnī-, a feminine formation of PIr. \*xšāy- ("to rule"), compare Alanic \*aχsina "mistress, lady" -> asszony "woman, wife, lady", Ossetian æxsin /æxšin/ “mistress, princess”