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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/Héktōr

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From the adjective *héktōr (“holding fast”) (whence Ancient Greek ἕκτωρ (héktōr)), from Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰtōr, from the root *seǵʰ- (“to hold (fast)”). Cognate with Sanskrit साढृ (sā́ḍhṛ, “conqueror; conquering”).

Proper noun

*Héktōr m

  1. Hector (a male given name)

Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr) (see there for further descendants)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀒𐀵 (e-ko-to /⁠Hektōr⁠/)[1]
    • ⇒ Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀒𐀵𐀪𐀍 (e-ko-to-ri-jo /⁠Hektoriʲos⁠/, “of Hektōr”)[1]

References
  1. Petrakis, Vassilis P. (2016) “Writing the Wanax: Spelling peculiarities of Linear B wa-na-ka and their possible implications”, in Minos, volume 39, page 66
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