𒊭𒂵𒀭

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian *sógn̥, cognate with Luwian 𒋫𒀀𒅔 (ta-a-in, “oil”), ultimately of uncertain origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *seg-, whence Sanskrit सजति (sájati, “to cling to”), Lithuanian sègti (“to fasten to”). Related to 𒅖𒆠𒄑𒍣 (iš-ki-ez-zi /⁠iškiyezi⁠/, “to smear, anoint (with oil)”), from Proto-Anatolian *sgyéti

Noun

𒊭𒂵𒀭 • (ša-ga-an) n

1. oil
2. resin (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
3. fat, tallow

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 698-699