Mycenaean Greek

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Etymology

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Cognate with Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax), likely ultimately of Pre-Greek origin, though perhaps via intermediate Proto-Hellenic *tʰṓraks.

Noun

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𐀵𐀨𐀐 (to-ra-ke /tʰṓrākes/) (nominative plural)

  1. thoraxes, breastplates
    • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos SH 736[1]:
      𐀵𐀨𐀐 𐀀𐀕𐀊𐀵 𐀃𐀞 𐀕𐀼𐀙 𐀺𐀐 𐀚𐀺 𐀽 𐄋
      to-ra-ke a-me-ja-to o-pa me-za-na wo-ke ne-wo ZE 5
      breastplates, at/from the workshop of [A-me-ja-to], in the settlement of Messene: 5 new pairs