Re: [tied] The Vidivarii

Iyrcae (<Iurkai>) presumably reflects something like *jurka, and since there were no Slavic Georges in those parts yet, I can't think of a possible IE etymology. It looks vaguely Finno-Ugric, but I dare not speculate further.

Piotr

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From: george knysh

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Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 12:59 AM

Subject: Re: [tied] The Vidivarii

But since you mention squirrels (:=)) this is a grand opportunity to ask about a group
mentioned by Herodotus as living on the West-East trail travelled by Aristeas: the Iyrcae. They also inhabited woodlands, and were noted as climbing trees where they waited for their prey. Can you make any sense of "Iyrcae" in an IE dialect, or should one look
to other languages here?