02-12-2019, 11:47 PM
It looks like the -x ending was especially popular in magic spells.
Recall the "crex fex pex" from Alexey N. Tolstoy's Buratino.
This is absent from Pinocchio, so Tolstoy borrowed it from elsewhere. Sounds pretty like "rax pax fax" above.
Recall the "crex fex pex" from Alexey N. Tolstoy's Buratino.
This is absent from Pinocchio, so Tolstoy borrowed it from elsewhere. Sounds pretty like "rax pax fax" above.

