𒉿𒀀𒋻

Hittite

𒉿𒀀𒋻
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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”). Related to Luwian 𒉿𒀀𒅈𒊭 (wa-a-ar-sa /⁠wārsa⁠/).

Bedřich Hrozný, who deciphered Hittite in 1917, said that seeing this word and knowing German Wasser made him realize Hittite was Indo-European.[1]

Noun

𒉿𒀀𒋻 • (wa-a-tar /wātar/)

  1. water
    • Said to be the first Hittite sentence translated by Hrozný:
      𒉡 𒃻𒀭 𒂊𒄑𒍝𒀜𒋼𒉌 𒉿𒀀𒋻𒈠 𒂊𒆪𒌓𒋼𒉌
      nu NINDA-an e-ez-za-at-te-ni wa-a-tar-ma e-ku-ut-te-ni.
      [now] bread you shall eat, and water you shall drink.

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Buck, C. D. (1920), “Hittite an Indo-European Language?”, in Classical Philology‎[1], volume 15, number 2, pages 189–90

Further reading

  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2019), “Hittite ‘Water’”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, pages 143–147
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