Udones Cilicii

Keywords: Albanian; Ancient Greek; Armenian; Cilician; Luwian; Martialis; Proto-Indo-European, Albanian, Ancient Greek, Armenian, Cilician, Luwian, Martial, Proto-Indo-European

Abstract

This paper provides a new etymology for Greek οὐδών ‘a kind of felt-shoe’. It argues that the Proto-Indo-European verb *h1au̯dh(h1)- ‘to put on footwear’ provides a formally and semantically fitting origin, if it was a loanword from Luwian, thereby confirming the antique opinion that this word in Cilician.

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Published
2026-04-08
How to Cite
Simon Z. (2026). Udones Cilicii. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos, 36, 9-14. https://doi.org/10.5209/cfcg.103294
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