Une isoglosse onomastique péloponnésienne en Crète occidentale au IIe millénaire av. J. C. : les toponymes en °e-wa (°εα / °εη) et l’anthroponyme ko-ne-wa-ta à Chania

HAL 2026 Book chapter

Authors: Alcorac Alonso Déniz
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Abstract

This study proposes that the personal name konewata, documented in two Linear B tablets from Pylos and Chania, can be plausibly traced back to an unattested place name *Skhoinē̆u̯ā. The distinctive toponymic ending °ē̆u̯ā, which is conspicuously absent in place names found in Cnossian texts, suggests an onomastic influence originating from the Peloponnese that extended to the west of Crete by the end of the 2nd millennium BCE.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Linguistics and language evolution Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Classical Studies and Philology

Publication details

Journal / source
HAL
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter