Re: 7-minute ITCH

On 2008-02-05 09:05, fournet.arnaud wrote:

> You still have much to discover
> about PIE.

That's for sure, though I doubt if we would agree as to where I should
look for enlightenment.

> Another interesting word is :
> *z_b : bee, wasp
>
> LAtin (substrate) : api-
> Sanscrit : yev-asa
> Semitic z_b_b

And in my first language we have the verb <bzykac'> ('go [bzzzz...]') to
describe the buzzzzzzing of bees. The Semitic word you quote is surely
onomatopoeic, and the remaining two are not. I can't see any connection
here.

Piotr