Kizzuwatna
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English
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Luwian (Kizzuwatna) possibly from Hittite (kēz, “from here, on this side”) + Hittite 𒌓𒉈𒂊 (utnē, “land”), translating to the equivalent of "the land on this (to the) side".
Compare Akkadian (Kisuatni), Egyptian (Qode) and Ancient Greek Καταονία (Kataonía).
Proper noun
Kizzuwatna
- (historical) An ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni.