π’‰Ίπ’€€π’„Ώ

Hittite
π’‰Ίπ’€€π’„Ώ
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Etymology

Usually analyzed as earlier *pe-(H)ai or *poi-(H)ai, from Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚ey- (β€œto give, take”) (compare Tocharian B ai- (β€œto give, pay out”)) with the Hittite preverb π’‰π’‚Š- (pΓ©-e- /⁠pe-⁠/). However, Kloekhorst rejects this and argues for an i-present *h₁p-Γ³i-ei ~ *h₁p-i-Γ©nti, from *h₁ep- (β€œto seize”) (compare Sanskrit ΰ€†ΰ€ͺΰ₯ (āp, β€œto reach, obtain”)).[1]

Verb

π’‰Ίπ’€€π’„Ώ β€’ (pāi) (third-person present singular)

  1. to give
  2. to pay
  3. to grant
  4. to hand over

Usage notes

Beside syllabograms, the Sumerogram 𒋧 (SUM) was also used.

References
  1. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) β€œpai-i / pi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, pages 614–616
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