Re: [tied] Exampaeus

O.Trubachev suggests an Indic etymology for Exampaeus :
a- negative particle
ksama- (s with a dot) - suitable
payas - water, fluid

"unusable water" - a god name for a bitter spring which spoils water in
Hypanis.
BTW this area is called now in Ukrainian 'Mertvovod' - 'Dead Waters'.

Alexander

----- Original Message -----
From: "george knysh" <gknysh@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 6:38 PM
Subject: [tied] Exampaeus


> This Scythian term allegedly translated as "Sacred
> Ways" into Greek (Herodotus). Is there a plausible
> etymology on the basis of Iranic, Baltic or Thracian?