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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *āl-
Meaning: a plant with edible tuber
Old Indian: ālu- n. `an esculent root, Arum Campanulatum', āluka- n. `the esculent root of Amorphophallus Campanulatus', ā́ruka- `the fruit of a medicinal plant growing on the Himālaya mountains'
Latin: ālum, -ī n., ālus, -ī f. `Symphytum petraeum; Symphytum brochum, knolliger Beinwell, Wallwurz'; ālium, -ī n. `Knoblauch, Alium sativum L.'
Other Italic: Osk *allō `Knoblauch, Alium sativum L.'
Russ. meaning: растение (со съедобным клубнем)
References: WP I 90 f
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 67
Root: ālu-, ālo-
English meaning: a bitter plant
German meaning: `bittere Pflanze?'
Material: Ai. ālú-ḥ, ālukám- `bulbus, radix globosa esculenta'; lat. ālum, ālium `Knoblauch', osk. *allō aus *ali̯ā wohl als Grundlage von gr. ἀλλα̃ς `Wurst'; lat. ālum oder ālus `Symphytum officinale L., Beinwell, Wallwurz' eine um ihrer Wurzel willengeschätzte Pflanze (vielleicht gall. Wort? s. Thesaurus).
References: WP. I 90 f., WH. I 30, 33.
See also: Wohl zu alu-.
Pages: 33
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