Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/Héktōr
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Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
From the adjective *héktōr (“holding fast”) (whence Ancient Greek ἕκτωρ (héktōr)), from Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰtōr, from the root *seǵʰ- (“to hold (fast)”). Cognate with Sanskrit साढृ (sā́ḍhṛ, “conqueror; conquering”).
Proper noun
*Héktōr m
- Hector (a male given name)
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr) (see there for further descendants)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀒𐀵 (e-ko-to /Hektōr/)[1]