ζέλκια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Phrygian, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green”), the same root of Latin holus (“vegetables”), Proto-Slavic *zelènъ (“green”) and χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈzel.ci.a/ → /ˈzel.ci.a/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈzel.ki.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈzel.ci.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈzel.ci.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈzel.ci.a/

Noun

ζέλκια • (zélkia)

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: Phrygian word for λάχανα (lákhana, “vegetables”).

Further reading

• “ζέλκια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hesychius' Lexicon: ζ