Res: [tied] The -SG- in Greek (PELASGOS)

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From: Joao S. Lopes
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:12 PM
Subject: Res: [tied] The -SG- in Greek (PELASGOS)

We have the goddess Pallas (gen. Pallados), and the giant and titan Pallas
(gen. Pallantos). Maybe these names were related to Pelasgos (and similar
ones: Pelops, Peleus, Pelias; but it can be just coincidental) .
Pallas seems a Pre-Greek name analogous to Hellas (gen. Hellados). I'm not
saying that both are related, but that they can belong to the same Pre-Greek
substratal language.

JS Lopes

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I don't understand why we should think Pallas and Hellas are substratal when
they have acceptable plausible IE etymologies.
Pallas = the young one
Hellas = ourselves
These words have more than one IE etymology in fact.

A.