Re: Jutes, Getae, Jaats, Masagetae, Jasz

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Aigius" <segijus@...> wrote:

> Can it be that name Getae comes from word Getai, which is plural
> form of name Getas, which is short form of Lithuanian pagan name
> Getautas, like Vytas < Vytautas, Algis < Algirdas, Gedas < Gedminas,
> Gintas < Gintautas, Minas < Minalgas,...?

But Getautas is from *Gedtautas (with the same ged- as in Gediminas),
like Vytautas from *Vydtautas (aka Tautvydas :) ). The *dt>st rule
somehow failed to operate here, probably because the compounds were
younger than the rule itself, which is of (Late)PIE origin.

Sergei