< Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic
Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/Héktōr
Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
From the adjective *héktōr (“holding fast”) (whence Ancient Greek ἕκτωρ (héktōr)), from Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰtōr ~ *səǵʰtrés, from the root *seǵʰ- (“to hold (fast)”). Cognate with Sanskrit साढृ (sā́ḍhṛ, “conqueror; conquering”).
Proper noun
*Héktōr m
- Hector (A male given name)
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr) (see there for further descendants)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀒𐀵 (e-ko-to /Hektōr/)[1]
- ⇒ Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀒𐀵𐀪𐀍 (e-ko-to-ri-jo /Hektoriʲos/, “of Hektōr”)[1]
References
- Petrakis, Vassilis P. (2016) , “Writing the Wanax: Spelling peculiarities of Linear B wa-na-ka and their possible implications”, in Minos, volume 39, page 66