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Akkadian
unḳu - ring
(CAD U–W 167, AHw. 1422)
An original Akk. lexeme which may be related to PS *ˁVnḳ- with a meaning shift from ‘necklace’, see SED I No. 15, Kogan 2011:216. Note, however, that unqu means ‘fingerring’.
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PS
*ˁVnḳ-
- neck
(SED I No. 15; Kogan 2011: 216)
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