𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮

Lydian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ó- (“master”).[1] Cognate with Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (išḫāš).[2]

Noun

𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 (isas)

  1. master
  2. lord
  3. noble

Derived terms

References
  1. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 390
  2. Kearns, J.M. (1997) “A Lydian Etymology for the Name of Croesus”, in Disterheft, Dorothy, Huld, Martin E., Greppin, John A.C., Polomé, Edgar C., editors, Studies in Honor of Jaan Puhvel-Part One: Ancient Languages and Philology, Washington D.C.: Institute for the Study of Man, →ISBN, pages 23-28
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