𐀒𐀺

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *kórwos (“boy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κοῦρος (koûros).

Noun

𐀒𐀺 (ko-wo /kórwos/)

  1. youth, boy

Etymology 2

Equivalent to Ancient Greek κῶας (kôas, “fleece”) with a different suffix, ultimately borrowed from an Anatolian language, probably early Carian κόον or κοῖον (or its ancestor, or a close relative such as Lycian), in any case derived from Proto-Anatolian *Hṓwis (“sheep”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hówis.

Noun

𐀒𐀺 (ko-wo)

  1. sheepskin
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