𒉿𒀀𒋗𒍑

Luwian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus (“good”). Cognates include Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “excellent, beneficent”) and Proto-Celtic *wesus (“excellent, noble”)

Adjective

𒉿𒀀𒋗𒍑 (wa-a-šu-uš /wāsus/)

  1. good

Further reading
  • Olav Hackstein, Jared L. Miller & Elisabeth Rieken, editors (2017–), Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of the Minor Ancient Anatolian Corpus Languages (eDiAna)‎, München & Marburg
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