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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *(s)kār- / -ē-
Meaning: honeycomb (with wax)
Tokharian: B śeriye 'wax, honeycomb?' (Adams 633)
Old Greek: kēró-s m. `Wachs'
Slavic: ? *skārīkъ: Pol skarzyk der Vorstoss im Bienenstock
Latin: cēra f. `Wachs, Wachstafel, Wachsbild'
Russ. meaning: сот (с воском)
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *kā̂r-ia- (1/2) c., *kā̂r-iā̃ (1/2) f., *kā̂r-u- adj.
Meaning: honeycomb
Lithuanian: kōrī̃-s, gen. kō̃riō `Zelle in der Honigwabe, Wabe', kōrù- `porös'
Lettish: kâre PS., kàre Planhof, pl. kãres, kã[r]as 'Wabe', kãris `ds.'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 848
Root: kār-
English meaning: wax
German meaning: `Wachs'
Material: Gr. κηρός `Wachs', κηρίον `Wabe, Wabenhonig' kann, obwohl dor. κᾱρός nicht genügend gesichert ist, außerhalb des lon.-Att. Lehnform aus dieser Dialektgruppe sein, welchenfalls lat. cēra als griech. Lw. gesichert wäre; lit. korỹs `Wabenhonig, Honigscheibe der Bienen', lett. kâres Nom. Pl. ds.;
poln. skarzyk `der Vorstoß im Bienenstock'.
References: WP. I 355, WH. I 202, Specht Idg. Dekl. 52.
Pages: 532
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