βουκάτια

βουκάτια

Grammatical information: pl. n.

Meaning: a feast in Delphi (inscr.)

Derivatives: Βουκάτιος monthname

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [00] *tḱen- `slay'

Etymology: Always analyzed as `killing of cows' (from καίνω), which is factually correct. Puhvel KZ 79 (1964-5) 7ff. after Wackernagel-Debrunner III 372 `(feast) of 100 cows' as Skt. go-śatam. But if Gr. ἑκατόν (q.v.) derives from *dḱm̥-tom (\> *εκατον) this becomes doubtful.