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