𐤨𐤭𐤬𐤥𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮

Lydian

Etymology

From 𐤨𐤠𐤭𐤬𐤮‎ (karoś, a proper name) +‎ -𐤥-‎ (-w-, a semivowel) +‎ 𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮‎ (iśaś, “master, lord, noble”).[1]

Proper noun

𐤨𐤭𐤬𐤥𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 (krowiśaś)

A male given name

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος (Kroîsos)
- Greek: Κροίσος (Kroísos)
- → Latin: Croesus
- → Old Armenian: Կրիւսոս (Kriwsos)
  - Armenian: Կրեսոս (Kresos)

References

“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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