Re: [tied] some terms for George ( it was Re: Historical ...)

m_iacomi wrote:
'dowry'.

>
> If the first one is OK, the other one is not. Only I.I. Russu
> considers "zestre" as substrate word, hinting to some Albanian
> correspondent. Latin "dextrae" proposed also by DEX is by far a
> more plausible etymology.

I doubt about better plausible etymology of DEX.
"zestre" is a material good, it is an equipment, situation which is not
to say about
"dextera"

Alex