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Probably a Pre-Greek word, as per Furnée, who connects πέταχνον (pétakhnon, broad flat cup); also compare the suffix of λεκάνη (lekánē, dish, pot) and οὐράνη (ouránē, chamber-pot).

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πᾰτᾰ́νη (patánēf (genitive πᾰτᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. kind of flat dish

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