𒍣𒋾𒅖

Luwian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Simon, from Proto-Luwic *ḱī́do/i-, which he proposes ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe, with a semantic evolution of “(this one) being here” > “terrestrial, person”.[1]

Noun

𒍣𒋾𒅖 (transliteration needed /zitis/)

  1. husband
  2. man
  3. person

References

  1. ^ Olav Hackstein, Jared L. Miller, Elisabeth Rieken, editors (2017–), “*k̑ī́do/i-”, in Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of the Minor Ancient Anatolian Corpus Languages (eDiAna)‎[1], München & Marburg
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