Re: [tied] Re: The unexplained link between Greek/Latin and Tamil

From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 24439
Date: 2003-07-12

The loss of h- occurs in another words as (h)anser <*g^Ha:ns-is-, and (h)ericius "hedgehog".
----- Original Message -----
From: tgpedersen
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 7:08 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: The unexplained link between Greek/Latin and Tamil

>
> > 1)'Urb-` in Latin(L) means `city'. In Tamil (TL) `Ur'
> >means `habitation',place where you live'.
>
> The Latin word is derived from PIE *g^hordh- "enclosed place" (like
Russian
> gorod, -grad).  No connection.
>
*g^hordh- > urb-? Why the loss of g^h- (instead of > f-)? What are
the intermediate steps (if any)?

Torsten
 



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