Re: [tied] Re: Ianus - PIE Origin?

There's a lot of Greek legends mentioning the Egyptians as founders or settlers of Greek cities: Kekrops in Athenas, Aigyptos in Argos, Lelex in Sparta.

So, I think that it's valid to check if some of the Greek toponyms have plausible Egyptian etymologies.

Joao SL

Patrick Ryan <proto-language@...> escreveu:

----- Original Message ----- From: "Grzegorz Jagodzinski" <grzegorj2000@...> To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Ianus - PIE Origin? > Patrick Ryan wrote: > > *** > > Patrick: > > > > Absolutely not! > > > > It is Egyptian j'H not *yah. > > > > *** > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> > > To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:34 AM > > Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Ianus - PIE Origin? > > > > > >> > >> If he was a moon-god, his name could be linked to > >> Egyptian yah "moon" (akin to Greek Io:), what do you > >> think? > >> > >> Joao SL > > I've heard that Io < Egyptian iw.'t or ih .t 'cow', not 'moon'. Cf. also > Iónios póntos and Bósporos 'cow's ford' > > Grzegorz J. *** Patrick: Firstly, why would we expect that names for Greek mythological figures derived from Egyptian words? Secondly, there is not Egyptian jw'.t, 'cow'; jw'.t means 'heiress'. Thirdly, jH.t does mean 'cow' but what would connect that to I:o:? ***

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