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σφάλος

sphalos

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Where it lives

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. σφάλος (scan p. 1479; entry #5881). Root candidates: *spal-, *spol-.
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. σφάλος (scan p. 1095; entry #7754).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. σφάλος (scan p. 1800; entry #5476).

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