Re: [tied] Re: Indo-European for Indo-European

From: alex
Message: 25422
Date: 2003-08-29

aquila_grande wrote:
> This is not a joke, neither is it an attempt to be obscene:
>
> What i am thinking is this: In many populations having a big or long
> penis is something very attractive.
>
> Furthermore: In ancient populations telling everyone how big and
> effective penis one has, probably was not regarded obscene as it is
> in western populations nowadays.
>
> Therefore, I think there is a great posibility that the indoeuropeans
> called themselves something meaning "the long-dicked" or "gigant-
> dicked" or something simular.
>
> I do not know how to render it in IE. does anyone have a suggestion?

and even this word was lost since the actual IE-speakers does not have a
common word for penis:-)
P.S.
who told you the IE-speakers have been bearers of giant dicks? Any
"reflexes" in the actual linguistic evidence?:-))))))