ἄνθραξ

Etymology
Quite ;  calls it a "prim[itive] word". Possibly from a Mediterranean ; compare 🇨🇬,.

Others have connected the word to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, all from, and via cognate to 🇨🇬 (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬). Kölligan suggests a connection to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) charcoal
 * 2) a deep red precious stone, a carbuncle
 * 3) an abscess, a boil, a carbuncle