Cognate Set 6166 – Meaning: dust

IE-CoR reference form:
*(s)ken(H)-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Hellenic lexemes as though from PIE *ken(H)-is- (Chantraine 1968–1980:562, Beekes 2010:746-747, Babinotis 2010:706, 1284, cf. de Vaan 2008:115). The connection of Albanian hi 'ash' to this class (cf. cognate set 850) presupposes the reconstruction of an s-mobile root *(s)ken(H)- (cf. Huld 1984:74, Orel 1998:47).
Found in clades:
Hellenic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 6 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
8   Greek: Modern Std skónī σκόνη ˈsko̞ni ˈsko̞ni
6   Greek: Ancient kónis κόνις kó̞niːs kó̞niːs G.sg. κόνεως.
7   Greek: New Testament kónis* κόνις* ˈkonis ˈkonis Only attested in compound κονι-ορτός 'stirred-up dust, cloud of dust': 4x in Mt 10:14, Lk 9:5, 10:11, Acts 13:51, 22:23.
14   Tsakonian: Propontis korniachté κορνιαχτέ ko̞rɲaˈxte̞ ko̞rɲaˈxte̞
13   Tsakonian: Peloponnese korniachté κορνιαχτέ ko̞rɲaˈxte̞ ko̞rɲaˈxte̞ /kurɲaˈxte̞/ NPT
12   Greek: Italiot kourrathtó κουρραθτό kurraˈθto̞ kurraˈθto̞ Cal.
References
  • Babinotis, George: 706, 1284
    Cf. s.v. ModGk. σκόνη, from AGk. κόνις, -εως, connected with Lat. cinis, cineris, cf. also κονιορτός.
  • Beekes, Robert: 746-747
    S.v. κόνις 'dust, ashes',from IE *konis- (an s-stem), cf. Lat. cinis, cineris from e-grade *kenis-.
  • Chantraine, Pierre: 562
    S.v. AGk. κόνις, -ιος (Att. -εως) 'poussière; cendre, sable d'une arène', plausibly connected with Lat. cinis, -eris (with e-grade vocalism).
  • Scarborough, Matthew:
    For Tsakonian κορνιαχτέ, Italiot κουρραθτό, cf. Standard Modern Greek κουρνιαχτός, from Ancient Greek κονι-ορτός 'dust raised or stirred up, cloud of dust' (for ὀρτός, cf. ὄρνυμι 'stir up' < *h₃er-).
  • de Vaan, Michiel: 115
    S.v. Lat. cinis -eris 'residue of fire, ashes, ashes of a dead person'. From an s-stem *ken-is-. de Vaan reconstructs the s-stem as an extension of an earlier PIE i-stem noun *kon(H)-i- / *ken(H)-i- 'dust', of which Latin cinis continues the e-grade. Compares to Ancient Greek κόνις 'dust' from the o-grade, TochB kentse 'dust' < *koniso-. Dismisses Walde-Hofmann (1938-1954)'s connection to PIE *kneh₂- 'to plane, rub' (Ancient Greek -κναίω) as 'not compelling).