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Proto-Baltic: *pir̃č-n-i- c., *pir̃č-t-i- c.
Meaning: live coals
Lithuanian: pirkšnì-s, gen. -iẽs `glühende Aschenflocke', pl. pir̃kšnīs `glühende Asche'
Lettish: pìrkstis pl., pirkstes, pirksti `glühende Funken in der Asche, Glut in der Asche, glühende Asche'
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *perk'-
Meaning: embers
Celtic: OIr riches Kohle; Bret regez `Kohlenglut'
Russ. meaning: тлеющие уголья
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1495
Root: (perk-2): pr̥k-
English meaning: glowing ashes, coals
German meaning: `glühende Asche, Kohle'
Material: Lit. pir̃kšnys f. Pl. `Asche mit glühenden Funken', lett. pìrkstis, pirkstes Pl. ds.; air. riches f. `glühende Kohle', bret. regez `Kohlenglut' (*pr̥ki-stā, vgl. das lett. Formans); unklar cymr. rhys-yn, Pl. rhys-od `glühende Asche', mit anderem Formans acorn. regihten, Kollekt. regyth ds.; ob als `sprühend' zu *sp(h)er- `streuen, sprühen'? vgl. lett. spirgsti `glühende Kohlen unter der Asche' unter sp(h)er(e)g- `zucken, sprühen'.
References: WP. II 47, Mühlenbach-Endzelin III 223.
Pages: 820
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