Reconstruction:Luwian/𒈠𒅈𒉿𒋻

This Luwian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Luwian

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably inherited. Possibly related to Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dark”), Latin umbra (“shadow, shade”). However, Kloekhorst connect this and related Hittite words to Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*𒈠𒅈𒉿𒋻 (*ma-ar-wa-tar /marwatar/) (nominative-accusative singular)

1. blackness

Usage notes

• Only the dative-locative singular is attested.

Inflection

• (dative/locative singular): 𒈠𒅈𒉿𒋫𒉌 (ma-ar-wa-ta-ni)

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 562-563