From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 20806
Date: 2003-04-06
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From: "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 10:09 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: hades
> Maz^iulis separates OPruss. <pyculs> (Acc. sg. <pekollin>, <pycullien>, <pickullien>) 'hell' < *pikulas <- West Slavic *pIkUlU 'id.' from the etymon behind OPruss. <Picullus>, <Pecols> 'chthonian god', <picku:ls> (G. sg. <pjckulas>, <pickullas>,<pickullis>, Acc. sg. <pi(c)kullan>) 'devil', Lith. <pikùlas>, <pykùlas> 'devil', Latv. dial. <pikuls>, <pikals> < *pikulas 'hostile being' and derives the latter (through *pik- 'to be hostile' + *-ula- or *piku- 'hostile' + *-la-) from PIE *peik(^)- (~ *peig-) 'be hostile, hate'.
If so, it's related to Eng. foe < OE fa:h < *faixaz < *poik(^)os and possibly fey < OE fæ:ge < faigija- < *poik(^)-jó-.
Piotr