Re: [tied] Re: illyrian lexicon or inventory

14-11-03 23:28, alex wrote:

> Egijus wrote:
>>> Proto-Albanian: dzie:u-
>>> Meaning: God
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Lithuanian word DIEVAS means GOD, Latvian word DEVS means GOD,
>> Dzukian word DZIEVAS means GOD too.
>>
>> Regards, Egijus
>
> they are all reflexes of Latin "deus":-)))

They aren't. They reflect PIE *deiwos 'divine; deity', from which <deus>
also derives. In other words, they are cousins, not children, of the
Latin word.

Piotr