Re: [tied] *pa(x)u- "small" and "fire"?

Heteroclitic nouns in *-wr./*-wo:r ~ *-wo:n/*-w(e)n- are normally deverbal. In this case, *pah2- is perhaps the 'guard, protect' root: *pah2-wr. 'that which is
guarded' (?).

Piotr

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Subject: [tied] *pa(x)u- "small" and "fire"?



> Interesting, so does that mean that *paxwr "fire" literally means "little
> one"? A taboo-inspired euphemism perhaps? Afterall, one wouldn't want
> the fire to get TOO big and we all know how Loki can be dangerous if he's
> upset <;)