The story
- Lydian · derived from𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳
- Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromλάβρυς“axe”
- English todaylabrys
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λάβρυς (lábrus, “axe”), from Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 (lapryš).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
labrys
Today it means: A double-headed axe in Minoan mythology. Full definition →
Ancient Greek λάβρυς ← Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳