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Lexeme: pu-*
Language:
Greek: Mycenaean
Meaning:
fire
Cognate Set:
*péh₂-u̯r̥, *ph₂-u̯én- [Proto-Indo-European]
Romanised orthography:
pu-*
Native script:
𐀢
Phonetic:
pûːr
Phonemic:
pûːr
Notes:
Attested in occupational term pu-ka-wo [puːr-káu̯os] 'fireburner' cf.
lexeme 35448
and Classical terms πυρκαεύς 'fire kindler' and πυρίκαος 'fire-burner'. In PY An 39.1, 424.1, 427.3, 594.1.
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