Re: [tied] Re: mleccha-

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 8309
Date: 2001-08-04

No, it's a different root (*mUlv- < *ml(e)uH-, cf. Skt. bravi:ti, bru:te, bruva-, etc.), though perhaps the *ml- part is an old root meaning "speak" (or just an iconic sequence -- "mlah-mlah" like "blah-blah").
 
Piotr
 
 
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Subject: [tied] Re: mleccha-

Czech mluviti?