Per un’etimologia del sistema: itt. ḫe/inkan-
Towards an etymology of the system: Hitt. ḫe/inkan-. The aim of this paper is to investigate the origin of the Hittite form ḫe/inkan- ‘death, doom, plague’ by focusing on its relationship with the verb hink- ‘bestow’. Although this noun is already attested in the oldest texts, its etymological inter...
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| description | Towards an etymology of the system: Hitt. ḫe/inkan-. The aim of this paper is to investigate the origin of the Hittite form ḫe/inkan- ‘death, doom, plague’ by focusing on its relationship with the verb hink- ‘bestow’. Although this noun is already attested in the oldest texts, its etymological interpretation is difficult. It will be suggested the semantic development ‘that what has been allotted to someone > ‘bestowal’ > ‘lot, fate’ > ‘fate of death’. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4b95e0ffae046df9b4b532232f557a32023-12-02T15:27:34ZengMilano University PressAtti del Sodalizio Glottologico Milanese1972-99012021-04-01201914 n.s.10.13130/1972-9901/15411Per un’etimologia del sistema: itt. ḫe/inkan-Paola Dardano0Università per Stranieri di SienaTowards an etymology of the system: Hitt. ḫe/inkan-. The aim of this paper is to investigate the origin of the Hittite form ḫe/inkan- ‘death, doom, plague’ by focusing on its relationship with the verb hink- ‘bestow’. Although this noun is already attested in the oldest texts, its etymological interpretation is difficult. It will be suggested the semantic development ‘that what has been allotted to someone > ‘bestowal’ > ‘lot, fate’ > ‘fate of death’.https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/asgm/article/view/15411ittitogreco omericoetimologiacultura indoeuropeaHittiteHomeric Greek |
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| title | Per un’etimologia del sistema: itt. ḫe/inkan- |
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| title_short | Per un’etimologia del sistema: itt. ḫe/inkan- |
| title_sort | per un etimologia del sistema itt he inkan |
| topic | ittito greco omerico etimologia cultura indoeuropea Hittite Homeric Greek |
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