Re: [tied] Rex (kuningaz etc.)

The laryngeal reconstsruction is mildly speculative, based on the hypothesis that the 'ruler' word is related to the verb *h3reg^- 'stretch, extend, direct'. It isn't anything new, is it? See even the American Heritage Dictionary list of roots:

http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE427.html

Of course one can work with the strictly comparative *re:g^- 'king' in the branches that do not preserve a reflex of the initial laryngeal.

Piotr

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From: Glen Gordon

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Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 1:32 AM

Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Kuningaz

Piotr: >Then, we have *ri:k- (ultimately from *h3reg^-, but borrowed from Celtic), >passed on to the Balts (Old Prussian rikis) and found in Gothic royal names >(Ermanari:ks, of course). I'm gonna cry. Just when I think I know everything, Piotr slaps me with something new... Where did *H3reg^- come from?? I thought it was *reg^-! What's going on? I feel as though the world as I know it is crumbling before me :) Please explain. - love gLeN _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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