μιδασ

See also: Μίδας

Phrygian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Hittite [script needed] (miti-, “reddish”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁y- (“to mince, to twist”). Compare the cognates listed at Proto-Slavic *mědь (“copper”).

Proper noun

μιδασ (midas)

  1. Midas

References
  1. Brendan Burke (2002), “Anatolian Origins of the Gordian Knot Legend”, in Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 42‎, pages 255–261
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