𐀶𐀏𐀳

Mycenaean Greek
FWOTD – 13 April 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰugatēr, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr. Cognate with Ancient Greek θυγάτηρ (thugátēr).

Noun

𐀶𐀏𐀳 (tu-ka-te /tʰugatēr/) f

  1. daughter

Declension
  • 𐀶𐀏𐀳𐀩 sg (tu-ka-te-re /tʰugateres/, gen.)
  • 𐀶𐀏𐀲𐀯 pl (tu-ka-ta-si /tʰuga[tarsi]/, dat.)

Further reading
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θυγάτηρ, -τρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 561
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