porkos

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Attestation: BG·41.15 (ti ilus poṛkos) (1)
Language: prob. Celtic
Word Type: unclear

Grammatical Categories:

Morphemic Analysis: unknown
Phonemic Analysis: unknown
Meaning: unknown

Commentary

Motta in Casini et al. 2014: 201 assumes a connection with the word for 'pig' (ir. orc), claiming the form as evidence for the loss of p not being general in Celtic.

Bibliography

Casini et al. 2014 Stefania Casini, Angelo E. Fossati, Filippo Motta, "Nuove iscrizioni in alfabeto di Lugano sul masso Camisana 1 di Carona (Bergamo)", Notizie Archeologiche Bergomensi 22 (2014), 179–203.