The entry by Beekes in his Etymological Dictionary of Greek reads (in paraphrase):
"Generally taken as from σκέλος (skélos, “leg”), which is not impossible semantically, but certainly incorrect given the variant form, which points to Pre-Greek origin."
σχελῐ́ς • (skhelĭ́s) f (genitive σχελῐ́δος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ σχελῐ́ς hē skhelĭ́s |
τὼ σχελῐ́δε tṑ skhelĭ́de |
αἱ σχελῐ́δες hai skhelĭ́des | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς σχελῐ́δος tês skhelĭ́dos |
τοῖν σχελῐ́δοιν toîn skhelĭ́doin |
τῶν σχελῐ́δων tôn skhelĭ́dōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ σχελῐ́δῐ têi skhelĭ́dĭ |
τοῖν σχελῐ́δοιν toîn skhelĭ́doin |
ταῖς σχελῐ́σῐ / σχελῐ́σῐν taîs skhelĭ́sĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν σχελῐ́δᾰ tḕn skhelĭ́dă |
τὼ σχελῐ́δε tṑ skhelĭ́de |
τᾱ̀ς σχελῐ́δᾰς tā̀s skhelĭ́dăs | ||||||||||
Vocative | σχελῐ́ς skhelĭ́s |
σχελῐ́δε skhelĭ́de |
σχελῐ́δες skhelĭ́des | ||||||||||
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