𒆳𒊭𒀸

Etymology
An Asianic cultural word, also appearing in, , , (compare also ), and the borrowed. See also 🇨🇬.

Has been connected with 🇨🇬 and Czech, Slovene, 🇨🇬 (from 🇨🇬), originally assumed to be cognate reflexes of 🇨🇬, but that theory is not accepted today and is held untenable (the proper Greek reflex would be, and the proper Proto-Slavic reflex or ). Nevertheless, the word eventually spread to Greek, and from there to the West (🇨🇬 → 🇨🇬 → 🇨🇬 and ).

A number of other theories have been proposed for a Proto-Indo-European origin of this word, but all of them are held untenable today.

The talismanic usage likely underlies the primary meaning of the “(sheep)skin”, and ties well in with Asianic and Pontic “Golden Fleece” myths.

Noun
(nominative singular)


 * 1) skin, hide, fleece
 * 2) skin-bag
 * 3) also divinized as a fetish or talisman

Usage notes
Often used with determinative, rarely with.