- ἀ- (3)
- ἀ-Meaning: in Anatolian place names, e. g. Άπαισός : Παισός, Ἄθυμβρα: Θύμβρα.Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The origin of the phenomenon is unknown; it is due to a non-IE language. The fact may be different from the Pre-Greek prothetic vowel.Page in Frisk: 1,1
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.