*Tr̥séh2-
‘shoots’
- Language
- Proto-Anatolian
- Grammar
- subst
- ID
- 3852
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/tarsa-/, tara/i-sa-
‘shoot’1.1.1Transmission
This hapax is attested in a single inscription from Tabal, dating to c. 740–730 BCE.
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1.1.2Forms
| acc. pl. | /tarsanzi/ | tara/i-sa-zi | SULTANHAN, §24 (Tabal) |
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1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of this word seems clear, since the HLuw. syllabic rendering receives support from the cognate Hittite GIŠtarša- ‘shoots’ (see Hawkins 1986b:98).
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1.1.4Meaning
The general meaning of this word is clear from the context and denotes growth on a vine. Because of the obvious link with the Hittite collective GIŠtarša- ‘shoots, Germ. Schößlinge, Triebe’This meaning was first suggested by Götze & Sturtevant 1938a:98. recognised by Hawkins 1986b:98, this meaning is usually assumed for the HLuw. word as well, cf. e.g. Melchert 1988a:32 n. 7, HEG T:220f.After first opting for ‘shoots’ as well (Hawkins 1986b:98), Morpurgo Davies & Hawkins 1987a:275 (followed by Hawkins 2000a:466, citing Hoffner 1974a:143) later translate the word with ‘leaves’, which is possible for the HLuw. context of attestation, but produces a less coherent result, since the yields do not increase because of more leaves, but because of additional shoots growing into branches and bearing fruit. SULTANHAN, §24 runs: tara/i-sa-zi-pa-wa/i ia+ra/i-ti-i, approx. /tarsanzi=ba=wa iyaritti/, meaning ‘(The vine grows), it extends the shoots, (and it makes a thousand tiwattalli- measures of wine)’ (cf. Hawkins 2000a:466).
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1.1.5Stem
1.2 Hittite
tarša-
‘shoots’1.2.1Literature / Comments
HEG T:220f.
2. Reconstruction
2.1Reconstruction ‘shoots’
While Hittite tarša- is attested as a collective, HLuw. /tarsanzi/ reflects a common gender noun in *-eh2-, which calls for the reconstruction of a Proto-Anatolian stem in *-eh2-. No etymology is suggested by Tischler (HEG T:220f.), rejecting Hoffner’s (Hoffner 1974a:143) suggestion of a connection with Hitt. tars- ‘to dry’ (PIE *ters-). Without a Proto-Indo-European etymology, the root-final alveolar can be either *t, *d or *dh. The ablaut of the root is also unclear, although, due to the retention of the sequence /-rs-/, a zero-grade of the root with an accented suffix is expected (see Melchert 1994a:163).
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