- μέσκος
- μέσκοςGrammatical information: m?Meaning: κώδιον, δέρμα. Νίκανδρος (Fr. 119) H.Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Orient.Etymology: Oriental LW [loanword], cf. Aram. meškā, Assyr. mašku, OP maškā, MP, Arm. mašk `hide, skin, weak leather' etc. Lewy Fremdw. 131, Justi IFAnz. 17, 125. To this πέσκος (s. v.) through cross with πέκος (Güntert Reimwortbildungen 145 f.), which Latte reads instead for μέσκος.Page in Frisk: 2,213
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.