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Where does “Hittite” come from?

Hittite comes from Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי, though the ultimate origin and meaning remain unknown.

Hittite (English): A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age...

Definitions

  1. A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age...

Ancestry of “Hittite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewחִתִּי—
2Hittite𒄩𒋾—

Words derived from “Hittite”

  • Hittitology
  • Hittitologist
  • Hittitological
  • Indo-Hittite
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