𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮
Lydian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ó- (“being”)[1]. Cognate with Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (išḫāš).[2]
Noun
𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 (iśaś)
- master
- lord
- noble
Derived terms
- 𐤨𐤭𐤬𐤥𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 (krowiśaś)
References
- Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 390
- “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