𒍝𒈠𒀭𒆳

Hittite

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Alternative forms

• 𒍝𒈠𒆳 (za-ma-kur /⁠zamakur⁠/), 𒍝𒈠𒀭𒄥 (za-ma-an-gur /⁠zamankur⁠/)

Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *smóḱwr̥ (“beard”). Cognate with Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmáśru, “beard”), Old Armenian մօրուք (mōrukʻ, “beard”), Albanian mjekër (“beard”), Lithuanian smãkras (“chin”).

Noun

𒍝𒈠𒀭𒆳 • (za-ma-an-kur /zamankur/) n

1. beard

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “zama(n)kur”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1029