luwa-

This lexeme is attested in the poetical inscription engraved on the lion sarcophagus of Antiphellos, dated on stylistic grounds to the beginning of the 4^th century BCE (Zahle 1979a:318, Mühlbauer 2007a:91).

[D.S.]

Since the cluster -dl- is not tolerated in Lycian, Melchert (DLL:120) suggests emending luwadladi to luwad〈i〉ladi (cf. Schürr 2005a:143). The latter word could be as per Melchert related to the verb la-^(di) ‘to give’, although a dative singular of lada- is contextually and syntactically more attractive.

[D.S.]

If the graphic interpretation is correct, luwadi would be a noun in the abl./instr. modified by qereimedi ‘?’ within a context of religious offerings. Pace Korolev & Shevoroshkin 1969a:530 and Shevoroshkin 1977a:139, an etymological connection to the GKW lulu(t)- ‘prosperity (vel sim.)’ is far-fetched. A link to Luw. luwa- ‘to pour’ as suggested by Shevoroshkin 2002a:229 is much more promising (though his translation ‘supply delivery’ fails to make sense). A derived action noun in -a- would yield the meaning ‘pouring’, which would refer to libations within the sacrificial context. This semantic approach is adopted here tentatively.

[D.S.]

For the lemma head see Lyc. B *lu(we)-.