Luwian language
The inscriptions show that Sidetic was already strongly influenced by Greek at the time when they were created. Like Lycian and Carian, it was part of the Luwian language family. However, only a few words can be derived from Luwian roots, like "malwadas" 'votive offering' (Luwian "malwa-") and "maśara" 'for the gods' (Luwian "masan(i)-", 'god', 'divinity'). It has been argued that there were also Anatolian pronouns ("ab", he/she/it) and adverbs ("osod", 'there').