Re: IE "honeycomb" expressions

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "petusek" <petusek@...> wrote:

> Does anybody know if and how following expressions denoting

the "honeycomb" could be connected? I am lost.

>
> There is a word in Czech, having the same meaning: "strdí". If

we
compared it to other Slavic expressions, we can get PS
*strIdI/strIdU. It has been compared to MidNld ro:te,
röte "honeycomb", Nld raat and G Ross(e), all < PG hruti < IE
*k^rudi- ? Could it be like that?

>
> Then, what about these:
>
> Latin "kerion"
> Russian "kor¾"
> French: "rayon"
>
> Petusek

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'kerion' is Greek < 'keros' "wax".
The Latin for honeycomb is 'favus'. I have no idea of the
etymology.
Dan