Re: [tied] Re: Romanian Swadesh list -> 10% substratual

From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 28214
Date: 2003-12-09

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 11:44:09 +0000, m_iacomi <m_iacomi@...> wrote:

>> 10. mic 'small' ( 40% - substratual (see Albanian mic);
>> 60% - latin *miccus - not an attested form in latin)
>
> 0% substratum, 90% Latin, 10% Greek. See Miguel's post and mine.
>Latin femminile word is clearly present, Sicilian "nicu/nica"
>(spelt by Miguel "nika")

Small correction: the form I (Coromines, in actual fact) gave as <nika> is
Sardinian, not Sicilian. You gave Sicilian <nicu>.


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