Re: [tied] Daci

From: tgpedersen@...
Message: 9826
Date: 2001-09-28

--- In cybalist@..., "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@..., "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:
> > --- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> > > Combined with nasal dissimilation? *danc^anin > datc^anin
> > (influencing datskij)?
> > >
> > > Piotr
> > >
> >
> > I was going to offer the same solution. 'Dutch'-explanation would
> be
> > problematic - where (except English, to some extent) do we find
> > pronunciation close to Russian [a]?
> >
> > Sergei
>
> Forgot to add something for Torsten.
> Old Russian demonstrates 'regular' <dan'ane> 'the Danes',
> <danIskyi> 'Danish'.
>
> Sergei

Aha! Thank you. There goes that theory.

Torsten