This paper argues for the derivation of the Greek name Αἰθίοψ ‘Ethiopian’, Myc. a₃-ti-jo-qo from a compound *h₂eidʰi-h₃okʷ-, with an original meaning 'bright/fiery(-looking)'. The name was only later reinterpreted as 'burnt-faced' when the legendary Αἰθίοπες (connected with a solar myth of Indo-European origin) were identified with real-world populations. The etymologically obscure PN Αἴσωπος 'Aesop' might continue thematic *h₂eidʰi-h₃kʷ-ó-.
Roberto Batisti (2020). On Greek Αἰθίοψ 'Ethiopian' and Αἴσωπος 'Aesop' from a PIE Perspective. Hamburg : Buske.
On Greek Αἰθίοψ 'Ethiopian' and Αἴσωπος 'Aesop' from a PIE Perspective
Roberto Batisti
2020
Abstract
This paper argues for the derivation of the Greek name Αἰθίοψ ‘Ethiopian’, Myc. a₃-ti-jo-qo from a compound *h₂eidʰi-h₃okʷ-, with an original meaning 'bright/fiery(-looking)'. The name was only later reinterpreted as 'burnt-faced' when the legendary Αἰθίοπες (connected with a solar myth of Indo-European origin) were identified with real-world populations. The etymologically obscure PN Αἴσωπος 'Aesop' might continue thematic *h₂eidʰi-h₃kʷ-ó-.File in questo prodotto:
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