κηλᾶς

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Χθὼν πάντα κομίζει καὶ πάλιν κομίζεται → Nam terra donat ac resorbet omnia → Die Erde alles bringt, sich wieder alles nimmt

Menander, Monostichoi, 539

Frisk Etymological English

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Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: name of an Indian stork, `Marabu, Leptopilus argala (Ael. NA 16, 4).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Ind.
Etymology: Formation like ἀτταγᾶς, ἐλεᾶς (Schwyzer 461, Chantraine Formation 31f.); prob. from Indian (cf. Hind. hargēla?). With reshaping after κήλη tumour, hump because of its great crop, Thompson Birds s. v.; on the accent see Björck Alpha impurum 63 A. 2.