𒁄𒄭𒅖

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Hittite

𒁄𒄭𒅖
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Etymology

From the zero-grade form *plΜ₯hβ‚‚-i-, from Proto-Indo-European *plehβ‚‚- (β€œwide, broad, flat”). Originally the PIE adjective most likely inflected as:

  • nominative: *plΓ©hβ‚‚-i-s
  • genitive: *plΜ₯hβ‚‚-Γ©y-s

and the oblique stem was generalized.

Adjective

𒁄𒄭𒅖 β€’ (palαΈ«is/plΜ©Ο‡is/) (nominative singular common gender)

  1. wide, broad

References

  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 620f