augh-, ugh-

    augh-, ugh-

    English meaning: nape

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Genick”

    Material: Charpentier KZ. 46, 42 places together O.Ind. uṣṇíhü f. “ neck “ (only pl.) and Gk. αὐχήν “ nape, throat, straits “. In uṣṇíhü before lies diminutive suffix -ihü̆ -, Gk. -ιχα- . The beginning is *ugh-s-n-íghü the first gh is reduced being produced by dissimilatIon. To *ugh-s-no stands *au̯gh-en- in Gk. αὐχήν compared with here Arm. awj “ throat “, awji-k “ cervical collar “; Eol. ἄμφην “ nape, neck “, Eol. αὔφεν ds. must be separated therefrom, in spite of Schwyzer Gk. I 296; about Gk. δάφνη: Cypr. δαύχνα “ laurel “ better WH. I 775 f. (compare above S. 43 and Hoffmann Gk. Dial. II 500, Meister Gk. Dial. I 120).

    References: WP. I 25, Adontz Mé l. Boisacq 10.