σίλβη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Neumann cautiously compared the word with Hittite [script needed] (šiluḫa, kind of cake), which is not possible phonologically; thus he later identified the immediate source in Luwian [script needed] (šiluwa, kind of cake). If cognate, it could be a loanword from Anatolian or from Pre-Greek. Yet the -β- is difficult to reconcile with the Hittite form. Since it is a gloss from Hesychius, we cannot be sure whether we are dealing with a loanword or with a transcription of a local word.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σίλβη (sílbē)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: cake made of barley, sesame and poppyseeds.

References

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  1. ^ Zsolt Simon, [1] (Munich: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), 403.

Further reading

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