Despite of the many words for ant some clear pattern emerges namely the

• connections to words for cut √sec chop separate & mace 𓍊 𒈮

𒊾 šēp ≈ chop ϫⲉⲃϫⲓⲡ ↔ ϫⲁⲡϫⲓⲡ ϫⲉϥϫⲓϥ "ant" ( enough )

𒊾 ŠEG₉ цегв ceg° ϫⲉⲕϫⲓⲕ "ant" ! √sec=cut skutele skudra skudre skaudrs “sharp” 𒊾 ŠEG₉:kiši "ant" ашышкамс aŝəŝkʼams reverse 𒊾 ŠEG₉:kiši 𒁞 𒁝 𒁬 𒆜𒄴 𒄴𒆜 kiši ant

𒊾 kiši < хымысха xımısxa < ҡырмыҫҡа qırmıθqa > ਕੀੜੀ kīṛī

𒊾 kiši 𒆜𒄴 < કીડી kīḍī चींटी cī̃ṭī चिऊँटी ciū̃ṭī кӑткӑ kătkă ϭⲁϫⲓϥ cačif ϫⲁϥϫⲓϥ čafčif kíxjáⁿ

𒊾 kiši : sisimizi <> mace <> Ameise ≈ ҡырмыҫҡа qırmıθqa

𒊾 kiši <> red

As in Herodotus ants played important roles in legends, notably in the protection of 'Kaspian' metal

𒊾 kiši kaising @ Dimasa 𒊾 kiši6 <> Kieselsäure 𒁞 kiši8 DAG.KISIM₅×GIR₂ 𒁝 kiši7 DAG.KISIM₅×GI 𒁬 kiši9 DAG.KISIM₅×U₂+GIR₂ 𒆜𒄴 kiši15 𒄴𒆜 kiši13

Typical PIE peculiar qᵛ => f qırmısqa ≈ formaica

পৰুৱা porua > furnigã, furnicã পিঁপড়া pĩpṛa <> pipe? ပုရွက် pu.rwak ပုရွက်ဆိတ် purwakhcit <> cut

Ameise ᱢᱩᱡ muc’ مورچه murče μύρμηξ múrmēx μύρμηγξ múrmēnx ҡырмыҫҡа qırmıθqa <> มด mót хомурсгъа xomursğa құмырсқа qūmyrsqa мура́шка muráška მჷრშკ məršḳ мӯрча mürča мӯр mür męre myre myra մրջյուն mrǰyun …

𒁞 ≈ 𒆨 ≈ 𒉏 NIM نملة namla "ant