πŒ“πŒ€πŒ”πŒπŒ€

Etruscan

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

πŒ“πŒ€πŒ”πŒπŒ€ β€’ (rasna)[1]

  1. people

Usage notes
  • The word functioned as the Etruscan people's autonym. For this reason some references gloss it as "Etruscan", "Etruscans" (collectively) or "Etruria", but inscriptions like meΟ‡lum rasneas clevsinsl speak against such a gloss (it makes sense as "MeΟ‡lum of the people of Chiusi", not as "MeΟ‡lum of the Etruria of Chiusi").

Descendants
  • Latin: Rasennae

References
  1. Bonfante, Giuliano, Bonfante, Larissa (1983) The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Manchester: Manchester University Press, β†’ISBN, page 217

Further reading
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