𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮

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Lydian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ó- (master).[1] Cognate with Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (išḫāš).[2]

Noun[edit]

𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 (isas)

  1. master
  2. lord
  3. noble

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 390
  2. ^ Kearns, J.M. (1997) “A Lydian Etymology for the Name of Croesus”, in Disterheft, Dorothy, Huld, Martin E., Greppin, John A.C., Polomé, Edgar C., editors, Studies in Honor of Jaan Puhvel-Part One: Ancient Languages and Philology, Washington D.C.: Institute for the Study of Man, →ISBN, pages 23-28