Cognate Set 6335 – Meaning: grass

IE-CoR reference form:
*k̑eh₁k⁽ʷ⁾o-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
As though from PIE *k̑éh₁k⁽ʷ⁾o- 'mowed grass'; The Old Prussian form shows some unexpected deviations from the East Baltic cognates (Lith. šė́kas 'grass, hay', Latv. sȩ̂ks 'freshly cut grass as cow-fodder'). Cf. ALEW 1017 for further discussion.
Found in clades:
Baltic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
77   Old Prussian schokis EV
References
  • Hock, Wolfgang and Fecht, Rainer and Feulner, Anna Helene and Hill, Eugen and Wodtko, Dagmar S.: 1017
    Cf. s.v. Old Lithuanian šė́kas 'Gras, Heu' (BSl. Latv. sȩ̂ks 'frisch gemähtes Gras als Viehfutter', OPr. schokis 'Gras', from PIE *k̑éh₁k⁽ʷ⁾o- 'gemähtes Gras, Heu' (cf. Ved. śāka- 'Küchenkraut, Gemüse', ONor. há 'Grummet, zweite Mahd'). The transmitted form of the Old Prussian lexeme is unexpected. Sch- does not correspond to Latv. s- as is the vowel o to Lith. ė, Latv. ȩ̂. The dependability of the IE reconstruction is impaired by these uncertainties in the Old Prussian form.