Reconstruction:Thracian/Kotus

This Thracian 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.

Thracian

Etymology

Loanword from a Phrygian cognate of Ancient Greek κοτήεις (kotḗeis, “angry, vengeful”), κοτέω (kotéō, “I am angry, I am incensed”), κότος (kótos, “anger, spite”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”), from whence also Hittite 𒃰𒁺 (kattu-), Proto-Celtic *katus, and Proto-Germanic *haþuz.

Proper noun

*Kotus

1. a unisex given name:
   1. A goddess of the Edoni
   2. Cotys, the name of several kings of the Sapaei and the Odrysae

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Κότυς (Kótus)
  • Greek: Κότυς (Kótys)
  • → Latin: Cotys