The basic 'blood' term in PIE is
*h1esh2-r/*h1esh2-(e)n- (e.g. Hitt. eshar, eshan-, Skt. ásRk, asnáH, Latv.
asinis [pl.], Gk. e:ar). The derivation of <sanguis> is somewhat
problematic. One current view, which I, for one, am reluctant to accept, is
that it represents *h1sh2(e)n-gW- > *sangW-, the above root with an
"extension" allegedly appearing also in Skt. asRk (asRg) < *h1esh2r-gW. This
is too convoluted for my taste, which doesn't mean that I have a better
idea.
Piotr
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Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] *steigH-
[Moeller] where the meaning as "letter, sound," should be
the
later sense of the word. Thank you for yoor opinion. BTW, have
you
tought abut how went from PIE the latin sanguis?