𒌑𒂖𒆪

Hittite

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wélḱ-u-. Compare Sanskrit वल्श (valśa).[1]

Noun

𒌑𒂖𒆪 (ú-el-ku) n

  1. grass, vegetation

References

  1. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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