Re: [tied] A remark to *k'onk-

Cf. Old Indic s'a:kha: < *k^ok(H)- 'branch' beside s'aNku- 'peg' (close to the Slavic meaning of *so~kU, which is often "snag" rather than "branch"), and Slavic *soxa 'ard, primitive plough'. Definitely worth investigating further. I think the Welsh word cainc (f.) < *canca: < *k^nk-ah2-.

Piotr

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From: Sergejus Tarasovas

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Subject: Re: [tied] A remark to *k'onk-

Slavic has *so,kU 'bough, snag', while Baltic *s'ak- 'branch'. What if the verb *k^onk- 'hang (trans.)' is an -n-infixed (to mark transitiveness/activeness in contrast to mediopassiveness of uninfixed form *k^ok- 'hang (intrans.)' denominative < *k^ok(H)- 'branch'? Then Slavic lexeme might be a deverbative ('hanger').