The Lydian theonym mariwda-
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| Meaning | theonym, dark |
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Linear B: mo-ri-wo-do
‘lead (metal)’ |
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See 'Graeco-Anatolian Contacts in the Mycenaean Period' myk. mo-ri-wo-do 'lead' completely meets the conditions: There is an underlying adjective */morku-io-/ dark, as in the Lydian theonym mariwda(s)-k the dark ones. The phonological development */morku-io-/ > */maruido-/ > */mariudo-/ with a transition from */ViV/ > /VdV/ proves molubdos/mo-ri-wo-do to be a loanword from Lydian; the semantic development from blue, dark (sc. Metal) to lead is unproblematic. |
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