< Reconstruction:Thracian
Reconstruction:Thracian/Kotus
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”)[1]. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”), from whence also Hittite 𒃰𒁺 (kattu-), Proto-Celtic *katus, and Proto-Germanic *haþuz[2].
Proper noun
*Kotus
- a unisex given name:
- A goddess of the Edoni
- Cotys, the name of several kings of the Sapaei and the Odrysae
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Κότυς (Kótus)
- Greek: Κότυς (Kótys)
- → Latin: Cotys
References
- Vladimir I. Georgiev (1977) Траките И Техният Език [The Thracians and their Language] (in Bulgarian), Изд-во на Българската академия на науките, page 93
- Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Brill, →ISBN, page 165