Re: [tied] Re: etruscan

> I've often wondered about the Cimbrian name Boiorix ( I've also seen
>it spelled Bojorix). Is it assumed to be Celtic due to the "rix" ending or
>for the whole name? Could it have been something like Boiorich and been
>spelled in the more familiar Celtic rix?

Boio- (plural Boii) is Celtic - from PIE *bhei@- "to strike"

-Chris Gwinn
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