𒆷𒀀𒆷𒀸

Hittite

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Alternative forms

• 𒆷𒆷𒀸 (la-la-aš)
• 𒅴𒀸 (EME-aš)

Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian *lólos or *lālos. Kloekhorst further suggests an onomatopoeic origin. Compare Cuneiform Luwian 𒆷𒇷𒅖 (la-li-iš, “tongue, gossip”) and Hieroglyphic Luwian 𔓊𔓊𔑣𔓯𔐤 (LINGUA-la-ti-i-na /⁠lalatīna⁠/, “language”, accusative singular).

Noun

𒆷𒀀𒆷𒀸 • (la-a-la-aš /lālāš/) c

1. tongue
2. speech, talk
3. blade

Inflection

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References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 515-516