Re: [tied] But I aksed about "mir" in meaning "world"!!!

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:00:58 +0100, Milos Bogdanovic
<milos@...> wrote:

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>> OPl, R "mir", S/Cr mi^r, OCS mirU, Cz mi:r < PS *mirU << IE * mei- ("nice,
>> kind, pleasant" or "mutual contact") + suff. -ro- (similarly in Alb mirë
>> "good"); OLit mieras & Lat miers seem to be from Slav. Originally perhaps
>> "friendly coexistence".
>
>Thank you!
>
>But I aksed about "mir" in meaning "world"!!!
>

It's the same word. Cf. Greek <kosmos> "decoration,
ornament; order; collective ruling body (Crete); world" or
Latin <mundus> "clean, elegant; ornament; world".

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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