The Phrygian ethnonym ΚΥΡJΑΝΕJΟΝ
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| Transliteration | kuryaneyon |
| Meaning | commander, ruler, ethnonym |
| Notes/Remarks |
The etymology of this word is uncertain |
| See also |
Homeric Greek: κρέων
‘royal, king’ Greek: κοιρανέων ‘giving orders, ruling’ Ancient Macedonian: Κάρανος ‘personal name’ |
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Could be a borrowing from Greek in Mycenaean times or simply an Ethnic name (Kurianian). See Ligorio & Lubotsky - Frigijskij jazyk (2013, Leiden) |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| ϝΡΕΚΥΝ ‘phrygian tribe name, ethnonym’, ΑΤΑΝΙJΕΝ ‘personal name, athenian, from ataniya (adana)’, ΜΙΔΑΣ ‘king midas of phrygia’, ϝΑΝΑΚΤ ‘overlord, king of kings’, ΛΑFΑΓΤ ‘leader of the people’, ΒΑΛΗΝ ‘king’, ΟΥΑΝΑΚΤΑΝ ‘overload, king of kings’, ΑΓΤΑΕΙ ‘leader’, ϝΑΝΑ ‘king’ | |