Re: [tied] Yellow as an PIE word

And don't forget *koneko- "golden-yellow, orangish-yellow, dark-yellow,
honey-coloured, honey, saffron", cf. Germanic *huninga- (honey), Sanskrit
kañcana, Greek kne:kos.

Joao SL

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> > Is harid- relatable to *g^Hel- ?
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> Yes, Skt. hari-, harit- (of which <harid-> is a sandhi variant), harita-
and hiran.ya- as well as Avestan zari-, zairita- and zaraniia- (OPer.
daraniya-) come from *g^Hel- znd are related to Eng. yellow and Lat. helvus.
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