Etymology

Hayasa

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Today it means: An ancient Bronze Age kingdom mentioned in Hittite inscriptions of 16–13th centuries BC, located in northern Anatolia. Full definition →

Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒄩𒅀𒊭 ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂éyos“metal”
  2. Hittite · learned borrowing from𒆳𒌷𒄩𒅀𒊭
  3. English todayHayasa

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒄩𒅀𒊭 (KURᵁᴿᵁḫa-ya-ša /⁠Ḫayaša⁠/). The name has been compared to the ethnonym of Armenians — հայ (hay). Martirosyan derives it from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“metal”), thus "land abounding in metal".

Words from the same roots

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