ἀκαλήφη (akalyph)
ancient greek
Alternative forms
ἀκαλύφη (akalúphē)
Etymology
According to Beekes, unknown. The variation "υ/η" may indicate a pre-Greek word, although it has no clear parallels.
Pronunciation: akalifi
Meaning "sting"
It is undoubtedly the word "kall" of the Albanian language, and the other possibility parallel to it is the verb "ngul". Both have in common their "put something inside" semantics.
References:
Beekes, Robert S.P (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Albania dictionary:
*kall I transitive verb; -a, -ur of colloquial speech;
1. put in.
*Ngul transitive verb; -a, -ur
1. insert something into a body by force or hitting it; insert something thin and sharp into something: stick a hu; stick the nail (needle); stuck the knife behind his back (fig.) worked with him treacherously; / plant a plant: plant seedlings.
ancient greek
Alternative forms
ἀκαλύφη (akalúphē)
Etymology
According to Beekes, unknown. The variation "υ/η" may indicate a pre-Greek word, although it has no clear parallels.
Pronunciation: akalifi
Meaning "sting"
It is undoubtedly the word "kall" of the Albanian language, and the other possibility parallel to it is the verb "ngul". Both have in common their "put something inside" semantics.
"Kall comes from Proto-Albanian *kalei-, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to pierce, beat (in); insert (in)”).
*Ngul comes from Proto-Albanian *gull. Derived from Lithuanian gélti ("to pierce"), gìlti ("to hurt, hurt"). A formation with the prefix (a)n.
*Ngul comes from Proto-Albanian *gull. Derived from Lithuanian gélti ("to pierce"), gìlti ("to hurt, hurt"). A formation with the prefix (a)n.
Beekes, Robert S.P (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Albania dictionary:
*kall I transitive verb; -a, -ur of colloquial speech;
1. put in.
*Ngul transitive verb; -a, -ur
1. insert something into a body by force or hitting it; insert something thin and sharp into something: stick a hu; stick the nail (needle); stuck the knife behind his back (fig.) worked with him treacherously; / plant a plant: plant seedlings.
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