Reconstruction:Luwian/𒈠𒅈𒉿𒋻

This Luwian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Luwian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain, but probably inherited. Possibly related to Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dark”), Latin umbra (“shadow, shade”). However, Kloekhorst connect this and related Hittite words to Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun edit

*𒈠𒅈𒉿𒋻 (*ma-ar-wa-tar /marwatar/) (nominative-accusative singular)

blackness

Usage notes edit

Only the dative-locative singular is attested.

Inflection edit

(dative/locative singular): 𒈠𒅈𒉿𒋫𒉌 (ma-ar-wa-ta-ni)

References edit

Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 562-563