The Cappadocian Greek word αγκανάς
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| IPA | aɟkanaς |
| Meaning | chisel |
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Sanskrit: vighana
‘hammer’ Hurrian: agūrni ‘chiseling, engraving’ Proto-Indo-European: *anĝh- ‘narrow, press’ |
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The Indo-European root of the word had been suggested before the Hurrian word was known. Obviously, aganas is much more closer to agurni which means literarly 'chiseling'. |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| χόγορος ‘gold’, καμάρα ‘great rock, hammer’, λιτεύω ‘to bind’, κάτζιν ‘ax’ | |