βεκος
See also: βέκος
Phrygian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₃g-os ~ *bʰéh₃g-es-, from *bʰeh₃g- (“to bake”), Cognate with Ancient Greek φώγω (phṓgō, “roast”), Old English bacan (whence English bake).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]βεκος (bekos) n (accusative singular)
- bread
- Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua 7.xxviii:[3]
- με κε οι / τοτοσσειτι βας βεκος
- me ke oi / totosseiti bas bekos
- 2020 translation by B. Obrador-Cursach
- And let Bas not give bread to him.
- με κε οι / τοτοσσειτι βας βεκος
Notes
[edit]This word is used in a retelling by Herodotus (2.2) of an experiment under Psammetichus to raise children without language. The Pharao wanted to know if the Phrygians were a nation older than the Egyptians, which the children, uttering Phrygian βεκος, confirmed.
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1997), The language of Phrygians, Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, page 419
- ^ Obrador-Cursach, Bartomeu (2020), The Phrygian Language (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 139), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , page 196
- ^ Obrador-Cursach, Bartomeu (2020), The Phrygian Language (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 139), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , page 533
Further reading
[edit]- Obrador-Cursach, Bartomeu (2020), The Phrygian Language (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 139), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , page 196