𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮
Lydian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os, either directly,[1] or via a loanword from Carian 𐊨𐊲𐊨 (quq, “grandfather”).[2]
Cognate with Hittite 𒄷𒄴𒄩𒀸 (ḫuḫḫas), Luwian 𒄷𒌋𒄩 (ḫūḫa-) and 𔕳𔓷 (huha-), Milyan 𐊜𐊒𐊄𐊀 (xuga-), and Lycian 𐊜𐊒𐊄𐊀 (xuga-).[1][2]
Noun
𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 (kukaś)
- grandfather
Proper noun
𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 (kukaś)
- a male given name
Descendants
- Akkadian:
- Neo-Assyrian: 𒄖𒊌𒄖 (gu-ug-gu), 𒄖𒄖 (gu-gu)[3]
- → Ancient Greek: Γύγης (Gúgēs)
- Greek: Γύγης (Gýgis)
- → Latin: Gygēs
References
- Bianconi, Michele (2021) Linguistic and Cultural Interactions between Greece and Anatolia: In Search of the Golden Fleece, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, page 119-120
- Adiego, Ignacio J. (2007) The Carian Language, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, pages 334-335
- “Gugu [GYGES, KING OF LYDIA] (RN)”, in Oracc: The Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus, (please provide a date or year)