According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, like σῆραγξ (sêranx) and φάλαγξ (phálanx). Furnée compares also μάραγοι (máragoi, “overhanging places”) and Spanish barranca (“ravine”). Mark the similar ending in the reconstructed root word for English avalanche, *labanka.
But compare the family of Latin forō, feriō and Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth, opening”), all from *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”). Compare also Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx) and Latin frūmen, both possibly from *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”).
φᾰ́ρᾰγξ • (pháranx) f (genitive φᾰ́ρᾰγγος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ φᾰ́ρᾰγξ hē pháranx |
τὼ φᾰ́ρᾰγγε tṑ phárange |
αἱ φᾰ́ρᾰγγες hai pháranges | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς φᾰ́ρᾰγγος tês phárangos |
τοῖν φᾰρᾰ́γγοιν toîn pharángoin |
τῶν φᾰρᾰ́γγων tôn pharángōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ φᾰ́ρᾰγγῐ têi phárangi |
τοῖν φᾰρᾰ́γγοιν toîn pharángoin |
ταῖς φᾰ́ρᾰγξῐ / φᾰ́ρᾰγξῐν taîs pháranxi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν φᾰ́ρᾰγγᾰ tḕn pháranga |
τὼ φᾰ́ρᾰγγε tṑ phárange |
τᾱ̀ς φᾰ́ρᾰγγᾰς tā̀s phárangas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φᾰ́ρᾰγξ pháranx |
φᾰ́ρᾰγγε phárange |
φᾰ́ρᾰγγες pháranges | ||||||||||
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