Re: [tied] Re: All of creation in Six and Seven

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:14:11 +0000, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:

>> Etruscan
>> /sempH/ is attested but lacks /t/, suggesting a _feminine_ form
>> *sab`u-, clearly unlike the IE or Kartvelian reflex but much like
>> what is found in Basque /zazpi/.
>The Basque form is curiosly close those of the Coptic dialect, I
>read. I'll go check.

It's Coptic <sas^(&)f>, from Middle Egyptian sfxw (/safxaw/). The
development is safxaw > safs^ and then metathesis to sas^f.

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