Hayasa

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proper noun

An ancient Bronze Age kingdom mentioned in Hittite inscriptions of 16–13th centuries BC, located in northern Anatolia.

OriginHittite 𒆳𒌷𒄩𒅀𒊭 ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hayaša · alternative Ḫayaša

  1. An ancient Bronze Age kingdom mentioned in Hittite inscriptions of 16–13th centuries BC, located in northern Anatolia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyos“metal”
  2. Hittite𒆳𒌷𒄩𒅀𒊭
  3. EnglishHayasa

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".

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Translations

Hindi हायासा
  • हायासा (hāyāsā)ancient kingdom
Russian Хайаса
  • Хайаса (Xajasa)ancient kingdom
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APA

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Chicago

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