𒉺𒀀𒄿
Hittite edit
Etymology edit
Usually analyzed as earlier *pe-(H)ai or *poi-(H)ai, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“to give, take”) (compare Tocharian B ai- (“to give, pay out”)) with the Hittite preverb 𒁉𒂊- (pé-e- /pe-/). However, Kloekhorst rejects this and argues for an i-present *h₁p-ói-ei ~ *h₁p-i-énti, from *h₁ep- (“to seize”) (compare Sanskrit आप् (āp, “to reach, obtain”)).[1]
Verb edit
𒉺𒀀𒄿 • (pāi) (third-person present singular)
Usage notes edit
Beside syllabograms, the Sumerogram 𒋧 (SUM) was also used.
Related terms edit
- 𒂊𒅁𒍣 (e-ep-zi)
References edit
- ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “pai-i / pi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 614–616