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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *k'[o]rk-, *k'rok-
Meaning: pebbles
Old Indian: śarkara- m., śárkarā f. `pebble, gravel, ground or candied sugar'
Old Greek: krókǟ f. `abgerundeter Kieselstein am Meeresufer', pl. krokálai̯ `id.'
Russ. meaning: галька
References: WP I 463, Buck 51.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1005
Root: k̂orkā (k̂rokā?), -e
English meaning: gravel, boulder
German meaning: `Kies, Kiesel'?
Material: Ai. śárkarā (śárkara-ḥ) `Gries, Kies, Geröll, Sandzucker';

    gr. κρόκη, κροκάλη `Kieselstein'; vielleicht hat ein *κορκάλα : śarkarā erst nach κρέκω `schlage' Umstellung zu κροκάλη erfahren.

References: WP. I 463.
Pages: 615
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