- κεραϊς
- κεραί̈ςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `black radish', acc. to Thphr. (below) medical name of the wild radish, the ῥάφανος ἀγρία.Other forms: only acc. κεραϊν (Thphr. HP 9, 15, 5; cerain Plin. HN 19, 82); [the accent given by Frisk is prob. wrong].Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] BalkanEtymology: The agreement with the Slavic word for `horse-radish, Cochlearia Armoracia', e. g. Russ. chrén, Czech. křen, must, if not accidental, be a loan from a common source (the coasts of the Black Sea?). Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 2, 55; Further Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. v.Page in Frisk: 1,822
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.