Re: Res: [tied] "Five Different Indo-European roots for 'horse'"

--- mkelkar2003 <swatimkelkar@...> wrote:

> > Please check:
> >
> > Coleman, R. (1988), "Comment on A.C. Renfrew:
> Archaeology and
> > Language," Current Anthropology, 29, 449-453.
>
>
> The five roots are:
>
> *marko in Old Welsh march
> *kurs in OE hors
> *a2er in Lithuanian arklys
> *kob in OCS konj

****GK: Actually, Coleman places a "?" after *kob-,
which to my layman's eyes suggests that he is not
certain that *kob- is the right root for the Slavic
word.*****

> *ekwos Latin equus, Vedic asvah

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