𐀃𐀞

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work, toil”).

Alternatively, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan; servant, slave, worker”). Compare Armenian որբ (orb), Latin orbus, and Sanskrit अर्भ (arbha). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

𐀃𐀞 (o-pa)

1. activity, working

References

• Paleolexicon