Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱorkeh₂
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Proto-Indo-European
Noun
*ḱorkeh₂ f
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćárkaraH
- >? Proto-Hellenic: *krókā (metathesis)
- Ancient Greek: κρόκη (krókē, “pebble on the seashore”), κροκάλη (krokálē)
- ⇒ Ancient Greek: κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos, “crocodile”, literally “pebble-worm”)
- Ancient Greek: κρόκη (krókē, “pebble on the seashore”), κροκάλη (krokálē)
- Unsorted formations:
- ⇒ Sanskrit: कृकलास (kṛkalāsa, “lizard, chameleon”, literally “pebble-sitter”)
Further reading
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “k̑orkā (k̑rokā?)”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 615: “Kies, Kiesel”
- Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “?*k̂orkehₐ-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 547: “pebble, small stone”