Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Formation like ἀρτηρία (artēría), from an unattested *λαυκάνη (*laukánē). An aspirated by-form appears in λαυχάνη (laukhánē, tongue; language). Since there are no certain correspondences (Lithuanian liaukà (gland) has been proposed, but does not convince), and as there is a variant with -χ-, Pre-Greek origin is almost certain. The form in λευκ- may be folk-etymological after λευκός (leukós, white), but may also be due to substrate origin.

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Noun

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λαυκᾰνῐ́η (laukaníēf (genitive λαυκᾰνῐ́ης); first declension

  1. (anatomy) throat

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