Re: PIE's closest relatives

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...>
wrote:

> >The match between Sumerian /urudu/ and IE /*roudh-/ is almost
> >certainly valid (and I have read about it long time ago), even if
> >there are some phonetic difficulties. But, I'm sorry, attempt to

derive

> >Sumerian /urudu/ from Afro-Asiatic are idle and worthless.
>
> Perhaps the debate would be more productive if you directly
> confronted how a Semitic form like *weru:-?arDi meaning "earth
> metal" is unlikely for the source of the "copper" word. I admit
> to still being unsure of what underlies Akkadian /eru:/. Is it
> *weru: or something similar? Or am I wrong -- Is it not even
> a Semitic word at all?

It mite also be productiv if yoo (i.e. Glen) identified hwat yoo
consider dhe irregular changeyonk in the development of Semitic
*weru:-?arDi too PIE *?roudH (conventionally written *h1reudH).
(Following yoor lead, I hav changed dhe spelling ruleyonk in sum
placeyonk whare dhey doo not reflect eny reality.)

Richard.