INDEX
LinB words
ko-ro-ki-ja |
Greek words
κροκίας |
ko-ro-ki-ja | κροκία(ς) (krokias) | *saffron colored
PY Aa 354 (Scribe 1)
PY Ab 372 (Scribe 21)
The definition of ko-ro-ki-ja as “saffron colored” is surmised from κροκήιος (krokeios) “saffron colored” and κροκίας (krokias) “saffron-colored stone”; pu-ro ko-ro-ki-ja > πυρό κροκία (puro krokia) “saffron-colored wheat” [PY Ab 372].
12.30.13
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