Michel Sakellariou collects fifteen different etymologies proposed for it by philologists and linguists during the last 200 years, though he admits that "most ... are fanciful".
Michel Sakellariou on kogunud 15 etümoloogiat, mis filoloogid ja keeleteadlased on viimase kahesaja aasta jooksul pakkunud (enamik neist on fantastilised).