@article{cb067ae0-a313-4bc8-a9f1-9ff0797018d5, author = {Robert Woodhouse}, title = {Hittite etymologies and notes}, journal = {Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis}, volume = {2012}, number = {Volume 129, Issue 3}, year = {2012}, issn = {1897-1059}, pages = {225-244},keywords = {Hittite; etymology; Proto-Indo-European; historical phonology; semantics}, abstract = {Discussed are the etymologies of twelve Hittite words and word groups (alpa- ‘cloud’, aku- ‘seashell’, ariye/a-zi ‘determine by or consult an oracle’, heu- / he(y)aw- ‘rain’, hāli- ‘pen, corral’, kalmara- ‘ray’ etc., māhla- ‘grapevine branch’, sūu, sūwaw- ‘full’, tarra-tta(ri) ‘be able’ and tarhu-zi ‘id.; conquer’, idālu- ‘evil’, tara-i / tari- ‘become weary, henkan ‘death, doom’) and some points of Hittite historical phonology, such as the fate of medial *-h2n- (sub §7) and final *-i (§13), all of which appear to receive somewhat inadequate treatment in Kloekhorst’s 2008 Hittite etymological dictionary. Several old etymologies are defended and some new ones suggested.}, doi = {10.4467/20834624SL.12.015.0604}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-linguistica-uic/artykul/hittite-etymologies-and-notes} }