Ks.udraka- is derived from ks.ud-ra-
'small, tiny', which is a deverbal adjective (*ksud-ro- from ks.odati 'crushes,
shatters' < *kseud-e-ti) with Slavic cognates (e.g. Polish chudy 'thin, lean'
< *ksoud-o-). I don't know the etymology of s'u:dra-, but if it's derived
from anything IE, the protoform should be something like *k^uHdro-, certainly
unrelated to *kseud-.
Piotr
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Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11:43 PM
Subject: [tied] s'u_dra
What is the etymology of the word, s'u_dra?
Could it be
from ks.udraka, maker of miniature beads?
Thanks.