The Carian word k²δowś
Word k²δowś
IPA k²ⁿdowç
Meaning king
See also Carian: gela ‘king’
Carian: esak²δowš ‘the king’
Lycian: xñtawa- ‘to rule’
Lycian: xñtawat(i) ‘king, ruler’
Kassite: gaddaš ‘king’
Synonyms kδouś

Comments
this hypothesis was substantiated in Adiego (1995:18–21) by the Lycian-Greek-Aramaic inscription of Xanthos (Lycia, N 320), wherein the Carian divinity “King of Kaunos” appears in Aramaic as KNDWÍ (KNDWS).