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Hayasa

Hayasa proper noun: an ancient Bronze Age kingdom mentioned in Hittite inscriptions of 16–13th centuries BC, located in northern Anatolia.

Proper noun

Hayasa

  1. An ancient Bronze Age kingdom mentioned in Hittite inscriptions of 16–13th centuries BC, located in northern Anatolia.

Hayasa meaning in Hindi

Hayasa in Hindi

ancient kingdom
हायासा hāyāsā

Forms of Hayasa

alternative formHayaša
alternative formḪayaša

Origin of Hayasa

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒄩𒅀𒊭 (KURᵁᴿᵁḫa-ya-ša /⁠Ḫayaša⁠/). The name has been compared to the ethnonym of Armenians — հայ (hay). Martirosyan derives it from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“metal”), thus "land abounding in metal".

Words formed from Hayasa

Questions about Hayasa

What does Hayasa mean?
Hayasa means an ancient Bronze Age kingdom mentioned in Hittite inscriptions of 16–13th centuries BC, located in northern Anatolia.
What is Hayasa in Hindi?
Hayasa in Hindi is हायासा (hāyāsā). See Hayasa meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hayasa?
Hayasa is a proper noun.

Words near Hayasa in the dictionary

  1. haya
  2. Hayagriva
  3. hayah
  4. Hayainu
  5. hayas
  6. Hayasa
  7. Hayasan
  8. Hayasans
  9. Hayashi
  10. Hayashi limit
  11. Hayashi limits

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