kʷem-

    kʷem-

    English meaning: to swallow, sip

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlũrfen, schlucken”

    Material: O.Ind. cǘ mati and camati *schlũrft”, participle ücünta-, camasá- m. “drinking bowl, goblet”, camū́ - m. “ platter “; Pers. čam “ the eating “, čamīδan “drink”, Osset. cumun “ slurp “; Arm. k”im-k” pl. “faux, guttur” (*kʷēmü-); with ablaut grade ō: Pers. küm “ palate”, afghO.N. kūmai ds.; dubious is Gk. ἔτεμεν ἤμελγεν and τέμνοντα [probably τέμοντα] ἀμέλγοντα Hes., whereas ἀμέλγειν in the Lateern meaning “Flũssiges aussaugen, auspressen” to fassen wäre; Mod.Ice. hvōma (from *hvüma, IE *kʷēmō = O.Ind. cǘ mati) “verschlucken, verschlingen”, hvōma f. ‘speiseröhre, gullet”.

    References: WP. I 514.