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𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮

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Lydian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os, either directly,[1] or via a loanword from Carian 𐊨𐊲𐊨 (quq, “grandfather”).[2]

Cognate with Hittite 𒄷𒄴𒄩𒀸 (ḫuḫḫaš), Luwian 𒄷𒌋𒄩 (ḫūḫa-) and 𔕳𔓷 (huha-), Milyan 𐊜𐊒𐊄𐊀 (xuga-), and Lycian 𐊜𐊒𐊄𐊀 (xuga-).[1][2]

Noun

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𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 (kukas)

  1. grandfather

Proper noun

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𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 (kukas)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Akkadian:
    Neo-Assyrian: 𒁹𒄖𒊌𒄖 (mgu-ug-gu /⁠Gugu⁠/), 𒁹𒄖𒄖 (mgu-gu /⁠Gugu⁠/)[3]
  • → Ancient Greek: Γύγης (Gúgēs)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bianconi, Michele (2021), Linguistic and Cultural Interactions between Greece and Anatolia: In Search of the Golden Fleece, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, pages 119-120
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adiego, Ignacio J. (2007), The Carian Language, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, pages 334-335
  3. ^ “Gugu [GYGES, KING OF LYDIA] (RN)”, in Oracc: The Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus‎[1], (Can we date this quote?)
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