𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮

Lydian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ó- (“being”)[1]. Cognate with Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (išḫāš).[2]

Noun

𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 (iśaś)

  1. master
  2. lord
  3. noble

Derived terms

References
  1. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 390
  2. “A Lydian Etymology for the Name of Croesus”, in Studies in Honor of Jaan Puhvel-Part One: Ancient Languages and Philology, Washington D.C.: Institute for the Study of Man, 1997, →ISBN, page 23-28
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