春天来了,知识贮备的竹笋连石头都压不住。查了一下Adonis的辞源,似乎能看出Dumuzi的影子,详情见内。

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Adonis (n.)
"beautiful young man," 1620s, probably via French Adonis (15c.), from Greek Adōnis, name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule." Adonai is the Hebrew cognate.

Dumizi身为大王,表示王的那个楔形字U+12217有king, lord, ruler等意思。Phoenician adon "lord,"应该来自U+12217。只是,从 lord 到 beautiful young man 这个弯拐得有点急,我跟不上队伍了。