Reconstruction:Proto-Anatolian/nébos

This Proto-Anatolian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Anatolian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛ́pɔs/

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Noun

*nébos (genitive *nebésos)[1]

  1. cloud

Descendants

  • Hittite: 𒉈𒂊𒁉𒅖 (ne-e-pí-iš)
  • Lycian: 𐊗𐊀𐊂𐊀𐊛𐊀𐊈𐊀 (tabahaza)
  • Luwian: 𒋫𒀊𒉺𒀸𒊭 (tappassa)

References

  1. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “nēpiš-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 603-604