𐤡𐤭𐤠𐤱𐤭𐤳𐤦𐤳

Lydian

Etymology

Uncertain. Based on the speculative meaning "(member of the) religious society", this item has been compared with Ancient Greek φράτρα (phrátra, “clan, (political) brotherhood”); if so, then ultimately related to *bʰréh₂tēr. However, Ilya Yakubovich (Hackstein, Miller & Rieken, Eds., 2017–, s.v. "Lydian prafrš(i)-") connects the word to [script needed] (afar(i)-, “property transfer, trade (?)”), considering it to mean "the proprietor or overseer of property".[1]

Noun

𐤡𐤭𐤠𐤱𐤭𐤳𐤦𐤳 (prafršiš) (nominative singular; stem brafr-)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: (a) brother, (member of the) religious society; (b) manager, steward.

References

  1. ^ Olav Hackstein, Jared L. Miller & Elisabeth Rieken, editors (2017–), Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of the Minor Ancient Anatolian Corpus Languages (eDiAna)‎[1], München & Marburg
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