k̂ī̆k-2

    k̂ī̆k-2

    English meaning: to rain, drizzle

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “tröpfeln”

    Material: O.Ind. śīkára- m. “fine rain”, śīküyati “ dribbles “; Nor. higla “drip, trickle”, higl “fine rain”. Maybe abbreviated Alb. shi “ fine rain, rain”.

    Note: The shift s- > h- suggests Germanic languages absorbed this root through Illyr.-Alb. intermediary. Actually Root k̂ī̆k-2 : “to rain, drizzle” derived from Root seu-1, seʷǝ- : sū- : “juice; liquid, *rain”.

    References: WP. I 451.