Re: [tied] PIE 'brow'

On 04-11-05 21:23, Sergejus Tarasovas wrote:

>
> Is it possible that PIE *h3bHruh- 'brow' be actually *h3kW-bHr-u-
> 'eye-circumflexer', from *bHer- 'weave, twine' (according to Admas
> in EIEC, > *bHr-u- '(bolt of) cloth')?

*h3(o)kW- is a likely explanation of the "prothetic" o- in Gk. opHru:s
and Slavic *(o)bry. As for the second part, I'd be quite happy with
*bHruh2(?)- 'bridge' if only cognates of Gmc. *bru:/*brugjo: were found
more widely.

Piotr