suλo-

The attestations of this lexeme are limited to three forms occurring in one inscription found at the cemetery of Sardis and datable to the 5^th or 4^th century BCE. 

[I.Y.]

The context unambiguously suggests that we are dealing with a family relation term. The translation ‘son’ was offered already in Littmann 1916a:61 and supported by many other scholars but later doubted on the grounds that the basic Lydian word for ´son´ is wora- (Gusmani 1964a:206). To this one can object that, first, Lydian could have more than one word for ‘son’, reflecting different stylistic registers, and, second, wora- may in fact mean ‘child’ rather than ‘son’ (cf. further under wora-). On the other hand, it is not clear what could be the alternative meaning of suλo- within the semantic field of family relations. At any rate, the translation ‘daughter’, ventured in Vetter 1959a:57 yields no gain, since the most likely Lydian word for ‘daughter’ is tutra- (q.v.).         

[I.Y.]

No etymology possible.

[I.Y.]