Cognate Set 7641 – Meaning: snake

IE-CoR reference form:
illui̯anka-
IE-CoR reference language:
Hittite
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Proposed as cognate to:
*He(n)gʷʰi- [Proto-Indo-European] scale: 0
Loan event:
yes
Parallel loan event:
no
Loan source language:
Hattic
Justification:
Pace Katz 1998 who argues for a compound 'eel-snake' consisting of elements *illui̯- (cf. Proto-Germanic *ǣla- 'eel') and *anka- 'snake' (Latin anguis, Greek ὄφις), Hittite illui̯anka- is generally considered a Hattic loanword (HED A+E/I:358-359, Kloekhorst 2008:384).
Found in clades:
Anatolian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
1   Hittite illui̯anka- il-lu-i̯a-an-ka-aš different stems: illui̯anka- illii̯anka- ellii̯anku-. Determinative MUŠ (cf. also CLuv. MUŠ 'snake'). Used especially of the serpent-adversary of the Stormgod. Cf. HW² I 46-48 s.v. (MUŠ)illuyanka/u-, (MUŠ) elluyanka/u- 'Schlangenungeheuer, Schlangendrache, eine Art Schlange(?)' and HED A/E+I 358-359 s.v. illuyanka-, elliyanku- 'snake, serpent' for attestations and discussion.
References
  • Katz, J. T.: 317-334
    Attempts to reconcile Hitt. illuyankaš with other words for 'snake' in Indo-European. [NB: Katz's proposal has not been widely accepted.]
  • Kloekhorst, Alwin: 384
    S.v. Hitt. illui̯anka-, ellii̯anku- 'snake, serpent'. According to K., the stem alternations between ilui̯anka-, ellii̯anku-, and possibly illiunki- point to a non-IE origin of the word. The proposal of [Katz 1998](src-456) attempting to explain the word as a compound *eel-snake consisting of elements *illui̯- (cf. PGerm. ǣla- 'eel') and *anka- 'snake' (Lat. anguis, Gr. ὄφις) is therefore to be rejected.
  • Puhvel, Jaan: 358-359
    S.v. Hitt. illuyanka-, elliyanku- 'snake, serpent'. "Autochthonous term, used especially of the serpent or dragon fought by the storm-god in the etiological myths of the Hattic-origin EZEN purulliyas".