𒀀𒀸𒋗𒍑

Hittite

𒀀𒀸𒋗𒍑
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Etymology

Related to other Indo-European words for “good”, such as Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs), Sanskrit सु- (su-), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- or *h₁es-u-, but how this resulted in the Hittite word has been debated. Particularly close is Epic Greek ἠΰς (ēǘs), which could point to *h₁eh₁s-u-, perhaps a reduplicated derivative of *h₁es- (“to be”), assuming it is not from *h₁wésus or merely lengthened for metric reasons. Kloekhorst argues that the long ā and geminate -šš- in Hittite can only reflect Proto-Indo-European *HoHs-, so the stem must have been *h₁oh₁s-u-. He reconstructs the original paradigm as *h₁óh₁sus ~ *(h₁)h₁séws.

Adjective

𒀀𒀸𒋗𒍑 • (a-aš-šu-uš /ʔasːus/)

  1. good

Inflection

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References

  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “āššu- / āššau̯-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 223–225
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