pitke

Serbo-Croatian edit

Adjective edit

pitke

inflection of pitak:

Tocharian B edit

Etymology edit

Deadjectival from *pih₁d-s-ko-, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat”), with a dental extension that also appears in Proto-Germanic *faitaz (“fat”).^[1]

Noun edit

pitke m

fat
oil

Usage notes edit

For a long time, this term has been interpreted as referring to spittle, spit, or saliva. This has been challenged by Pan (2019)'s examination of Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese texts parallel to passages where pitke appears. Pan proposes that it instead refers to fat and oil.

References edit

^ Pan, Tao (2019) “TB pitke ‘fat, grease, oil’ and PIE *peih̯₁- ‘to be fat, be bursting with’”, in Indogermanische Forschungen, volume 124, number 1, De Gruyter, →DOI, pages 265-278

[1] Pan, Tao (2019) “TB pitke ‘fat, grease, oil’ and PIE *peih̯₁- ‘to be fat, be bursting with’”, in Indogermanische Forschungen, volume 124, number 1, De Gruyter, →DOI, pages 265-278

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