𐀒𐀺

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *kórwos (“boy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κοῦρος (koûros).

Noun

𐀒𐀺 (ko-wo /kórwos/)

1. youth, boy

Related terms

• 𐀒𐀷 (ko-wa)

Etymology 2

Equivalent to Ancient Greek κῶας (kôas, “fleece”) with a different suffix, ultimately borrowed from an Anatolian language, probably Carian κόον or κοῖον, derived from Proto-Anatolian *Hṓwis (“sheep”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hówis.

Noun

𐀒𐀺 (ko-wo)

1. sheepskin