βάλλεκα

βάλλεκα
βάλλεκα
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: ψῆφον H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: By Schmidt ad loc. connected with Lat. (Iber.) bal(l)ūca `gold-sand, grain of gold'; s. s. v. balūx and Belardi Doxa 3, 198. Improbable, as there is no hint for gold. The only other word with -εκ- I know is ἀλώπηξ. Most prob. Pre-Greek.
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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