wanax
Meanings
noun
- A Mycenean or Minoan king.
Word forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Mycenaean Greek 𐀷𐀙𐀏 (wa-na-ka, “king”), informed in part by its Ancient Greek cognate ϝάναξ (wánax, “king”). Doublet of anax, from Ancient Greek ἄναξ (ánax).
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