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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *g'hwak-
Meaning: torch, candle
Latin: fax (OLat facēs), gen. facis `Fackel; Licht (der Gestirne)'; facula f. `Fackel'
Russ. meaning: факел, свеча
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *ǯwak-iā̃ f.
Meaning: lamp
Lithuanian: žvãkē `Licht, Kerze'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 757
Root: ĝhu̯ōkʷ-, ĝhu̯ǝkʷ-
English meaning: to shine, shimmer
German meaning: `schimmern, leuchten'
Material: Gr. διαφάσσειν διαφαίνειν Hes., φώψ φάος Hes.; παραι-φάσσει τινάσ-σει . . . Hes., redupliziert παιφάσσω `bewege mich schnell, zucke (*funkle)'; lat. fax (alt facēs), facis f. `Fackel; Anstifter', Demin. facula `Fackel', facētus `elegant, witzig', facētia und -ae `witzige Einfälle';
lit. žvãkė `Kerze'.
References: WP. I 645, WH. I 438 f., 471, 864, Trautmann 374.
Pages: 495
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