- κρέμβαλα
- κρέμβαλαGrammatical information: n. pl.Meaning: `clapper, castanets' (Ath. 14, 636c, Carm. Pop. 3; on the facts Weber RhM 82, 194f.).Derivatives: κρεμβαλιάζω `play with c., clapper' (Hermipp. 31; Schwyzer 735) with κρεμβαλιαστύς (h. Ap. 162; Zumbach Neuerungen 8, Porzig Satzinhalte 181; cf. on βαμβαίνω).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Technical word in -αλο- (κρόταλα, ῥόπαλον u. a. ; Chantraine Formation 245 f.). Belongs to a group of sound-words, with anlaut (s)kr- and varying ending, a. o. a labial. Closest are Lat. crepō `creak', Lith. skrebù, -ė́ti `rustle' Russ. kropotátь `growl'. [Gr. β cannot be due to the preceding nasal, as per Schwyzer 333]. - Pok. 569f. - The IE etym. does no explain the nasal; it rather points to a non-IE word, so poss. Pre-Greek; a word of this meaning can easily be a loan word.Page in Frisk: 2,14
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.