𒌋𒄴𒄭

Hittite

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ow-, *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”), with the regular loss of a laryngeal before *o. Cognates include Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to perceive”), Latin audiō (“I hear, listen”) and Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “openly, manifestly, evidently”).

Verb

𒌋𒄴𒄭 • (u-uḫ-ḫi /ūḫḫi/) (first-person singular present active)

1. I see