𒍝𒈠𒀭𒆳

Hittite

𒍝𒈠𒀭𒆳
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Alternative forms

  • 𒍝𒈠𒆳 (za-ma-kur /zamakur/), 𒍝𒈠𒀭𒄥 (za-ma-an-gur /zamankur/)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smoḱru- (“beard”). Compare Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru, “beard”), Old Armenian մօրուք (mōrukʿ, “beard”), Albanian mjekër (“beard”), Lithuanian smãkras (“chin”).

Noun

𒍝𒈠𒀭𒆳 • (za-ma-an-kur /zamankur/)

  1. beard

References

  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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