Mapping Indo-European anatomical terminology I: Greek κόλον “large intestine”, Armenian k‘aɫird & k‘aɫirt‘ “cavity of the body”, Brittonic *kalonā “heart”, Tocharian B kele “navel; center”, and the word family “navel” – “nave”
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14210/23:00137643 RIV/00216208:11410/24:10486381
Result on the web
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Mapping Indo-European anatomical terminology I: Greek κόλον “large intestine”, Armenian k‘aɫird & k‘aɫirt‘ “cavity of the body”, Brittonic *kalonā “heart”, Tocharian B kele “navel; center”, and the word family “navel” – “nave”
Original language description
This study analyzes the Greek word κόλον "part of the large intestine" in terms of its documentation, word formation and internal and external etymology. It is promising to connect it with other anatomical terms designating various parts of viscera, namely Armenian k'aɫirt' & k'aɫird "cavity of the body and its organs", Celtic *kalon- "heart; middle, central" and Tocharian B kele "navel; center". This last term is discussed from a broad semantic point of view, demonstrating that in many languages "navel" got its name from an abdominal organ. For the Greek, Armenian and Celtic forms there is a common semantic denominator consisting in the fact that the relevant organs resemble a "bag". That is why forms such as PGreek *κολεϝόν "sheath of a sword", Greek κόλυθροι pl. "testicles", and perhaps also Latin cullus & culleus "leather sack" and cōleī pl. "testicles" are added. Taking into account the semantic motivation of Lithuanian pilvas "stomach, belly" from the verb pìlti "to fill", the names of the bag-like organs which are the focus of our etymological interest are explained on the basis of the verb *kelH- "to make full of water".
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60203 - Linguistics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
The Journal of Indo-European Studies
ISSN
0092-2323
e-ISSN
2831-9060
Volume of the periodical
51
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1-2
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
21
Pages from-to
34-54
UT code for WoS article
001343959900002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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