Re: [tied] *ekwos and esel?

From: michael_donne
Message: 12620
Date: 2002-03-06

--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> The ultimate source is Lat. asellus, diminutive of <asinus>.> If
the above is roughly correct, there's no connection with *h1ek^wos.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: michael_donne
> Is the german word 'esel' cognate with PIE *ekwos?

It seems that Anatolian also has 'es' for ass. Is there a possibility
that German, Latin and Anatolian got it from the same source since
the German and Anatolian are similar?