On 2008-04-21 15:28, fournet.arnaud wrote:
> Is it not the root of "sec ; siccus" ?
It's *seikW-, the root of Ved. ásicat, sécate, and sin~cáti (Av.
hin.caiti) 'pour out, moisten'. OHG si:han and OE se:on 'trickle', OCS
sIc^oN 'piss', Lat. simpulum 'ladle' (<-- Sabellic *simp- 'ladle out' <
*sinkW-) Toch.A (3pl.) sikam.tär 'are flooded' etc., all of them wet words.
Piotr