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 (kukas)

  1. grandfather

Proper noun

𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 (kukas)

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • Akkadian:
    Neo-Assyrian: 𒄖𒊌𒄖 (gu-ug-gu), 𒄖𒄖 (gu-gu)[3]
  • → Ancient Greek: Γύγης (Gúgēs)

References
  1. Bianconi, Michele (2021) Linguistic and Cultural Interactions between Greece and Anatolia: In Search of the Golden Fleece, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, pages 119-120
  2. Adiego, Ignacio J. (2007) The Carian Language, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, pages 334-335
  3. “Gugu [GYGES, KING OF LYDIA] (RN)”, in Oracc: The Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus‎, (Can we date this quote?)
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