βάσκειν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from the same root as βάζω (bázō, “to speak, say”), but said by Gamkrelidze and Ivanov to be borrowed from Georgian-Zan, cf. Proto-Georgian-Zan *beʒ₁ɣ- (“to get angry, scream”), whence also Georgian ბეზღება (bezɣeba, “report, tell on, slander”), Mingrelian ბერჯღელი (berǯɣeli), Laz ბეჯღი (beǯɣi).

Verb

βάσκειν • (báskein)

(present active infinitive)
  1. (hapax legomenon, found only in Hesychius of Alexandria's lexicon) to talk, speak

See also

  • βάσκω (báskō, “come, go”) (not attested in the infinitive)

References

  • Gamkrelidze, Th. V.; Ivanov, V. V. (1995) Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans. A Reconstruction and Historical Analysis of a Proto-Language and Proto-Culture. Part I: The Text (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 80), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 801
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