Re: [tied] Etymology of Greek God Dionysus

So, what would be the meaning of Nysa <Nu:sa> ?
Is it a Greek word? So, we must expect
Nu:kya, Nu:tia, NuHutya (where H could be -s-, -y-, -w-)
After a long vowel u:, we should expect a nu:kiya, so, this nu: < *(s)nu(:)Hu-.
But...Mycenean nu-so- show no fusion of syllabes
So, this -s- could be from -ts-, so we'd have *(s)nu:tso-

Joao SL

amshuman_k <amshuman_k@...> escreveu:

Hi Piotr, Dan & Joao,
Thanks for your replies diwo.

--- In cybalist@... s.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
>
> <Nû:sa> was the name of several hills sacred to <Dió(:)nu:sos> (and
of
> their mythical prototype)

So, do you think the connection to suckling or nursing is dubious?

Regards,
Chari

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