Is there a PIE etymology for Greek ke:tos- "big fish, whale, sea monster"? Comparations were made to Latin squatina "skate, ray, flatten shark", from *kew&t-.
- What's the original meaning? Since Greek ancestor didn't come from sea coast regions, this "big fish" probably was a giant catfish (Silurus glanis) (cf. whale, *hwalis) or sturgeon.
- if it's not IE, what would be? What is the relation of ke:tos- to Greek sea goddess Ke:to:? Are these names related or became so after folk-etymology? Could Ke:to:, Thetis and Te:thys be cognates, through different but akin substrata (< "Pre-Greek" *c^e:t-, *c^aWat- or something like?)
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