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Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *túkos, traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *teuk-, with cognates in Russian ткать (tkatʹ, to weave) and Latvian tūkât (to knead, press). Yet the consonant variation rather seems to demonstrate that the word is Pre-Greek. The influence of τεύχω (teúkhō, to make) is improbable, as its meaning is not specific enough.

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Noun edit

τῠ́κος (túkosm (genitive τῠ́κου); second declension

  1. instrument for stonework, mason's hammer or pick
  2. battle axe, poleaxe

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