Μιδας
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See also: Μίδας
Phrygian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly borrowed from Hittite [script needed] (miti-, “reddish”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁y- (“to mince, to twist”). Compare the cognates listed at Proto-Slavic *mědь (“copper”).
Proper noun[edit]
Μιδας (Midas)
Descendants[edit]
- → Ancient Greek: Μίδας (Mídas)
References[edit]
- ^ Brendan Burke (2002) “Anatolian Origins of the Gordian Knot Legend”, in Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 42, pages 255–261