Re: [tied] Re: OE *picga

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From: tgpedersen

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Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:05 PM

Subject: [tied] Re: OE *picga

> Considering that Manansal's/my list contains less than 100 roots of coincidence, isn't it surprising how much mileage I can get out of it? Every time a central idea in IE comes up I can find a match for it on the list? Unless one wants to consider the alternative: there was contact?

 

Finding root equations is easy. I've just perused a list of about 100 Malgasy words and found several intriguing matches between Malagasy and Russian. Here are the most suggestive ones:

 

Mal. vorona 'bird' : Russ. vorona 'crow'

Mal. volo 'hair', Russ volos 'hair'

Mal. riaka 'current', Russ. r'eka 'river'

Mal. zato 'hundred', Russ. sto 'hundred'

Mal. fasika 'sand' : Russ. p'esok 'sand'

Mal. feno 'full' : Russ. polno 'full'

Mal. eto 'here' : Russ. eto 'this'

 

Piotr