Re: *** SPAM *** [tied] Re: Earth and Thorn

From: P&G
Message: 39198
Date: 2005-07-12

>> Also, as Peter kindly pointed out: "the Tocharian "earth" word
appears as tkam (Toch A) but also as ksaise
>> (older Toch B) and this later form points to a pre-Tocharian kt-
cluster, not tek-."

>My sources of information contain no such Tocharian form.

It is always fascinating to read responses to my email, before my email has
appeared in my own inbox!
My source for ksaise (older Toch B) is Schindler "A thorny problem" in Die
Sprache (1977) 23:25-35.

Peter