If the hydronym <gerros> is a loose
spelling variant of *kerros (or *kersos, since <-rr-> and
<-rs-> commonly vary in Greek), it might be a "Thracoid" reflex of
*krsos 'Black (River)' (for a parallel hydronym, cf. Grisia [Jordanes] ~ Krisos
= Cris^, with syllabic *-r- > Dacian -ri-). A shaky but not impossible
derivation.
Piotr
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Subject: [tied] Gerrhus/Gerrhos: a Herodotan Scythian
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