Re: [tied] Camunic

> Hello
>
> Some time ago, I read Camunic might have been related to Etruscan, but
> this claim wasn't backed up with any prooves. Today, I received an email
> message whose author doubts about Camunic-Etruscan genetic affinity,
> saying, it was only a few letters resembling Etruscan <ruva> that made
> others think that, and that to him, Camunic seems to be Celtic rather than
> anything else. Again, he doesn't give any supporting information, giving
> me, on the other hand, a useful link to Camunic inscriptions:
> http://members.tripod.com/adolfozavaroni/camune.htm
>
> Does anybody have any prooves of any of the above claims? Thanx
>
> Petusek

I admit that there is little to go on here but I see Tyrrhenian grammar
here. It's just disguised. The predominance of /-au/ looks to me like
a reflex of a former -al, the l-genitive seen in Etruscan. I'd say that
final /-l/ was "dark" and thus understandably ended up /-u/ in Camunic.
I also see /pueia/ (Etr /puia/ "wife").


= gLeN