𐤨𐤬𐤱𐤰

Lydian

Etymology

Melchert derives it from a hypothetical Proto-Anatolian *ǵóbu. Compare Armenian ծով (cov, “sea”) for a possible Indo-European cognate.

Noun

𐤨𐤬𐤱𐤰 (kofu)

  1. water

References

  • Fred Woudhuizen, Linguistica Tyrrhenica: The Etruscan liturgical calendar (1998), in note on page 199
  • H. Craig Melchert, Anatolian Historical Phonology (1994), page 331
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