Re: Latvian uzka:pšana

So the prefixes UZ / UZH contains inside their meaning, the meaning
of english UP,TOP... too? Or not?

Thanks again,
Marius

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Aigius" <segijus@...> wrote:
>
> Prefixes UZ and UZH here means that someone, for example, must get
> on top of the mountain, but when words are used without these
> prefixes, then someone don't need to get on top of the mountain -
he
> only must to climb some part of the way. Lithuanian word UZHKOPTI
> means TO GET ON THE TOP OF MOUNTAIN OR OF SOMETHING ELSE, but word
> KOPTI only means TO CLIMB. For example, word NESHTI, means TO
BRING,
> but word UZHNESHTI, means TO BRING ON SOMETHING, for example
> UZHNESHTI I PENKTA AUKSHTA means TO BRING SOMETHING TO FOURTH FLOOR
> OF THE HOUSE.
>
> Regards, Aigius
>
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Aigius.
> >
> > Could you tell me what is the meaning of prefixes UZ and UZH?
> > Could you indicate sopme other words having these prefixes?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Marius
> >
> >
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Aigius" <segijus@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Latvian word UZKAPSHANA means CLIMBING. Lithuanian word
> UZHKOPIMAS
> > > means CLIMBING too. UZ and UZH are prefixes here. So, there are
> > > words KAPSHANA and KOPIMAS. Latvian word KAPSHANA comes from
> words
> > > KAPT ( < KAPTI ), meaning TO CLIMB, Lithuanian word KOPIMAS
> comes
> > > from word KOPTI, meaning TO CLIMB.
> > >
> > > Regards, Aigius
> > >
> > > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3"
> <alexandru_mg3@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Could somebody help me with the etymology of Latvian
> > > >
> > > > uzkapšana - to climb , to ascend
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a lot,
> > > >
> > > > Marius
> > > >
> > >
> >
>