𒀲𒆳𒊏𒍑

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱus, *h₁éḱwos. Cognate with Luwian *𒊍𒍪𒍑 (*az-zu-uš), *𒀸𒋗 (*aššu-), Luwian 𔑮𔗔 (EQUUS-sa), Lycian 𐊁𐊖𐊂 (esb), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Mycenaean Greek 𐀂𐀦 (i-qo).

Noun

𒀲𒆳𒊏𒍑 • (ANŠE.KUR.RA-us /*ekkus/) c (nominative singular)

1. horse

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 237-239

Luwian

Alternative forms

• 𔑮𔗔 (EQUUS-sa) (hieroglyphic)
• *𒊍𒍪𒍑 (az-zu-uš) (cuneiform)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱus, *h₁éḱwos. The form is only securely attested with the sumerogram ANŠE.KUR.RA, but a full dative-locative may be attested: see *𒊍𒍪𒍑 (*az-zu-uš).

Noun

𒀲𒆳𒊏𒍑 (ANŠE.KUR.RA-us) (nominative singular)

1. horse

Usage notes

Also (possibly) attested in the dative-locative plural, though the identification is disputed.

Inflection

• (dative/locative plural): 𒊍𒍪𒉿𒀭𒍝 (az-zu-wa-an-za)

Further reading

• Olav Hackstein, Jared L. Miller & Elisabeth Rieken, editors (2017–), Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of the Minor Ancient Anatolian Corpus Languages (eDiAna)‎^[1], München & Marburg