# 𐀏𐀙𐀒
## Mycenaean Greek
### Alternative forms

* 𐂔 (ka+na+ko) — monogram

### Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek κνῆκος (knêkos), from Proto-Hellenic *knā́kos.

### Noun

𐀏𐀙𐀒 (ka-na-ko)
* safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
    𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨 ― ka-na-ko e-ru-ta-ra ― red safflower
    𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀩𐀄𐀏 ― ka-na-ko re-u-ka ― white safflower
** MY Ge 602.4B.5B:
    𐀏𐀁𐀮𐀸𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨𐄸 [...𐀭]𐀭𐀔 𐄾 𐄇𐀭𐀠𐀆 𐄌𐀏𐀙𐀒𐀔]𐀨𐀶𐀺 𐄾 𐄇ka-e-se-we-e-ru-ta-raM [...sa]-sa-ma V 1sa-pi-de 6ka-na-koma]-ra-tu-wo V 1for ka-e-se-u: red safflower [quantity]; sesame seed 2 l.; fennel seed 2 l.; boxes 6
    𐀐𐀡𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨𐄸 [...]𐄐𐀖𐀲𐄀𐀟 𐄈 𐀒𐀜 𐀀𐀡𐀳[𐀂𐀏𐀙𐀒𐄾]𐄇ke-po-e-ru-ta-raM [...]10mi-ta, pe 2 ko-no a-po-te[-ika-na-koV]1ke-po: red safflower [quantity], [...], mint 2 bunches, rushes [...]
** MY Ge 603.1.2A.3.6:
    𐀐𐀡𐄀𐀒 𐂑 𐄼 𐄈𐀏𐀨𐀵 𐄿 𐄇𐀏𐀙𐀒𐄀𐀩𐀄𐀏 𐄾 𐄇 𐀅𐀨[..]𐀲𐀤 𐄑 [𐀏]𐀙𐀒𐄀𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨 𐄸 𐄇ke-po, ko AROM T 2ka-ra-to Z 1ka-na-ko, re-u-ka V 1 da-ra[..]-ta-qe 20 [ka]-na-ko, e-ru-ta-ra M 1ke-po: coriander seed 24 l.; white safflower 2 l.; [...] 20, red safflower 1 kg.; basket 1
    𐀢𐀐𐀃 𐀒 𐄼 𐄈 𐀓 𐄾 𐄈 𐀔 𐄿 𐄈 𐀭 𐄿 𐄈𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐄸 𐄇 𐄿 𐄇𐀒𐀜 𐄐 𐀁𐀚𐀕𐀙 𐄇 [pu-ke-o ko T 2 ku V 2 ma Z 2 sa Z 2ka-na-ko M 1 Z 1ko-no 10 e-ne-me-na 1 [pu-ke-o: coriander seed 24 l.; cumin 4 l.; fennel seed 1 l.; sesame 1 l.; safflower 1 kg., cup 1; rushes 10 e-ne-me-na 1
    𐀂𐀙𐀃 𐀒 𐄼 𐄈 𐀓 𐄾 𐄇 ⟦𐀖 𐄑⟧ 𐀒𐀜 𐄐 𐀁 𐄇 𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀁𐀬 𐄸 𐄇 [ ] vac.i-na-o ko T 2 ku V 1 ⟦mi 20⟧ ko-no 10 e 1 ka-na-ko e-ru M 1 vac.i-na-o: coriander seed 24 l.; cumin 2 l.; [[mint 20]]; rushes 10 E 1; red safflower 1 kg.
    𐀟𐀐𐀄 𐀒 𐄼 𐄈 𐀓 𐄾 𐄇 𐄿 𐄈 𐀔 𐄾 𐄇 𐀒𐀜 𐄐 𐀁 𐄇 𐀏𐀙𐀒𐄀𐄸 𐄈 𐃞 𐄇pe-ke-u ko T 2 ku V 1 Z 2 ma V 1 ko-no 10 e 1 ka-na-ko, M 2 *155$^{VAS}$ 1pe-ke-u: coriander seed 24 l.; cumin 3 l.; fennel seed 1 l.; rushes 10 E 1; safflower 2 kg., cup 1
** MY Ge 604.1.5:
    𐀐𐀁𐀟𐄀𐀃𐀟𐀫𐄀𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨 [ ] 𐀆 𐄇 𐀓 𐄾 𐄇ke-e-pe, o-pe-ro, ka-na-ko e-ru-ta-ra de 1 ku V 1to ke-po, deficit: red safflower [quantity; ...] 1 bundle; cumin 2 l.
    𐀢𐀐⟨𐀃 𐀃⟩𐀟𐀫{𐀫} 𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐄸 𐄇 𐀔 𐄿 𐄈 𐀭 𐄿 𐄈 𐀏𐀅𐀖𐀊 [pu-ke⟨-o o⟩-pe-ro{-ro} ka-na-ko M 1 ma Z 2 sa Z 2 ka-da-mi-ja [to pu-ke-u, deficit: safflower 1 kg.; fennel seed 1 l.; sesame 1 l.; cress [
** MY Ge 605.1.2A.3A.4A.6B:
    𐀟𐀮𐀫 [ ] 𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐄸 𐄈 [ ]𐀨𐀒 [pe-se-ro ka-na-ko M 2 -ra-ko [pe-se-ro: […] safflower 2 kg. […]
    𐁆𐀐[𐀏𐀙𐀒] 𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨 𐄸 𐄉 𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀩𐀄𐀏 𐄾 𐄇 𐀔[𐀨𐀶𐀺 ... 𐀖]𐀲 𐀟 𐄇 𐀭[𐀠𐀆[𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅]𐀙 𐄼 𐄈 𐀓𐀖𐀙 𐄾 𐄇 𐀭𐀭[𐀔 ...]𐀅 𐄐𐄊 [pu2-ke[ka-na-ko] e-ru-ta-ra M 3 ka-na-ko re-u-ka V 1 ma[-ra-tu-wo ... mi]-ta pe 1 sa[-pi-de[ko-ri-ja-da]-na T 2 ku-mi-na V 1 sa-sa[-ma ...]-da 14 [pu2-ke: red safflower 3 kg.; white safflower 2 l.; fennel seed […]; mint 1 bundle; boxes […]; coriander seed 24 kg.; cumin 2 l.; sesame […]
    𐀟𐀐𐀄𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀁𐀬[𐀲𐀨 𐀏]𐀙𐀒 𐀩[𐀄𐀏] 𐄿 𐄈 [𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 𐄼 𐄈 [𐀓]𐀖𐀜 𐄿 [pe-ke-uka-na-ko e-ru[-ta-ra ka]-na-ko re[-u-ka] Z 2 [ko-ri-ja-da-na T 2 [ku]-mi-no Z [pe-ke-u: red safflower […]; white safflower 1 l.; coriander seed 24 l.; cumin […]
    𐀏𐀁𐀮𐀄𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨 𐄸 𐄈 𐄺 𐄇 𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀩𐀄[𐀏𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 𐄼 𐄈 𐀓𐀖𐀜 𐄿[ ] vac.ka-e-se-uka-na-ko e-ru-ta-ra M 2 P 1 ka-na-ko re-u[-kako-ri-a2-da-na T 2 ku-mi-no Z vac.ka-e-se-u: red safflower 2 kg. 21 gr.; white safflower […]; coriander seed 24 kg.; cumin […]
    𐀂𐀙𐀃𐀓𐀖𐀜 𐄿 𐄈 𐀏𐀨[ ] 𐀭𐀠𐀆 𐄐𐄈𐀏𐀙𐀒 𐀩𐀄𐀏 [ ] 𐀭𐀭𐀔 𐄿 𐄈 𐀖𐀲 𐀟 𐄇i-na-o-ku-mi-no Z 2 ka-ra sa-pi-de 12ka-na-ko re-u-ka sa-sa-ma Z 2 mi-ta pe 1i-na-o: cumin 1 l.; […] boxes 12; white safflower 1 l.; mint 1 bundle
** MY Ge 606.3:
    𐂑𐀒 𐄼 𐄈 𐀓 𐄾 𐄇𐀏𐀙𐀒𐄾 𐄇𐀩𐀄𐀏AROM+ko T 2 ku V 1ka-na-koV 1re-u-kacoriander seed 24 kg.; cumin 2 l.; white safflower 2 l.

### References

* ↑ Bennett (1958), pages 64f., 79; Palmer (1963), §166 page 271; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §105 pages 227f.; Hooker (1980), §308 pages 169f.
* ↑ Bennett (1958), pages 66f., 80f.; Palmer (1963), §167 page 271; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §106 pages 229f.
* ↑ Bennett (1958), pages 68f., 81; Palmer (1963), §168 page 272; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §107 pages 230f.
* ↑ Bennett (1958), pages 70f., 82
* ↑ Bennett (1958), pages 68f., 85
* Aura Jorro (1985), page 312ab: “ka-na-ko”
* Ventris & Chadwick (1973), page 226: “ka-na-ko”
* Chadwick & Baumbach (1963), page 211: “κνῆκος”
* Bennett (1958), page 120b: “ka-na-ko”; Palmer (1963), page 424a: “ka-na-ko”; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), page 550a: “ka-na-ko”