Lexeme: *mi(i̯a)ḫu(u̯a)nt-

Language:
Hittite
Meaning:
old
Cognate Set:
*meḫuu̯ant- [Hittite]
Romanised orthography:
*mi(i̯a)ḫu(u̯a)nt-
Native script:
ŠU.GI-an-za
Notes: Always written using the Sumerograms LÚ.ŠU.GI. There are no syllabic writings attested, but the reconstructed stem is based on the factitive verb *mi(i̯a)ḫu(u̯a)ntaḫḫ-, mieḫuu̯andaḫḫ-, miḫuntaḫḫ- 'to make old', derived noun *mii̯aḫuu̯andatar 'old age', mii̯a(ḫ)ḫuntešš- 'to become old'.