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𐀛 ni
𐘝 NI
νικύλεον· τὸ σῦκον ἐν ταῖς Κρητικαῖς γλώσσαις (attributed to Hermonax in Athenaeus Deipnosophistae 76e).

In other words, Hermonax’s νικύλεον and the use of ni as the ideogram for fig in Linear B very likely are derived from this Minoan word.

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