Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
| Τίτλος: |
Lycian lada 'wife'. (German) |
| Συγγραφείς: |
Nikolaev, Alexander |
| Πηγή: |
Indogermanische Forschungen: Zeitschrift für Indogermanistik und allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft; Aug2026, Vol. 131 Issue 1, p275-308, 34p |
| Θεματικοί όροι: |
Indo-European languages, Marriage, Reconstruction (Linguistics), Etymology, Phonology |
| Abstract (English): |
The article deals with the etymology of the Lycian word *lada* “wife.” A new Indo-European origin is proposed, interpreting the word as a derivation from the Indo-European root *\*u̯elH₁-* “to choose” (PIE), with the meaning “the chosen one” or “the selected one.” This root is attested in various Indo-European languages, such as Vedic *vará-* “suitor,” Old Avestan *niuuarani* “I choose,” and Hittite *kuša-* “bride,” which also relate to the concept of choice in the marriage context. In Latin and Venetic, nominal formations like *leno* (“lust, desire” or “pimp”) are found, which are formally and semantically connected to the same root. The Lycian form *lada* is reconstructed as a reflex of an individualized nominal derivation *\*u̯léh₁-teh₂-* “the chosen one,” taking into account phonological developments such as sound shifts and vowel umlaut. Earlier etymological proposals, for example a connection to Slavic words or derivations from the Luwian verb “to take,” are critically examined and considered less convincing. Overall, the study shows that Lycian *lada* is embedded in a broader Indo-European context of wedding and partner-choice terminology and thus makes an important contribution to the understanding of Anatolian and Indo-European language history. [Extracted from the article] |
| Abstract (German): |
Lyc. AB lada- 'wife' < *u̯lǣ́daH < *u̯léh₁-teh₂- 'the chosen one' is analyzed as a derivative of PIE *u̯elh₁- 'to choose' (Ved. vr̥̄-, GAv. niuuarānī; Ved. vará- (m.) 'suitor'); for "State II" *u̯leh₁- cf. Dor. λῆν 'to want', Venet. leno 'wish, desire', Lat. lēnō 'brothel-keeper' (< *'purveyor of desire') and for the semantics cf. Hitt. kūša- 'bride, groom' < *ǵ(e)us-ó- 'chooser, chosen one'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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