ǫkotь

ǫkotь Grammatical information: f. i

Church Slavic:

ǫkotь (SerbCS) `hook' [f i]

Old Russian:

ukotь `claw, anchor' [f i]

Lithuanian:

ánka (Kursch., WP) `snare, noose' [f ā] 1

Comments: The root of this derivative is *h₂onk-, cf. Lat. uncus `hook', ancus (Paul. ex Fest.) `with crooked arms'. For the meaning of the root, cf. Skt. añc- `bend'.

Other cognates:

Skt. aṅká- (RV+) `hook, clamp' [m o];

Gk. ὄγκος `hook'

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Lat. uncus `hook