- πρωκός
- πρώξ, πρωκόςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `dewdrop' (Theoc., Call.).Other forms: only pl. πρῶκες.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [820] *prōḱ- `drop' (`spotted').Etymology: Formation like κλώψ, ῥῶπες, τρώξ a. o. (s. Chantraine Form. 2, Schwyzer 424); so prob. prop. a nom. agentis "the dripper, the sprinkler" from a lost verb for `sprinkle', which left traces in several derived adj., s. περκνός. On the meaning `sprinkle' : `drop' cf. esp. Skt. pŕ̥ṣan- `spotted, speckled', pr̥ṣatá- m. `spotted gazelle' (Ved.), `drop of water' (ep. class.).Page in Frisk: 2,608
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.
