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

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From: Joao S. Lopes
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Subject: Res: Res: [tied] The -SG- in Greek (PELASGOS)


Gigant < *dHg^Hm-g^nh2tos "earth-born" would make this name equivalent to
Greek ge:gene:s.

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I suppose *dHg^Hm-g^nh(2 ??)tos should surface as *khthon-gne:-tos in Greek.

The next point, more interesting, is the existence of any laryngeal in the
*gen(H1) "generate" root.
I think Greek has e-gen-to with no laryngeal at all.

What is to be thought about this Greek form ?

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The reduplicated form is also plausible, but I think "regular" Greek would
be *gegne:tos or *gigne:tos, instead of gigant-; could be also *gi-gnh2-t-.
But would it mean just "The born ones" ?

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I think originally *gen does not mean "to be born" but "to be legitimicized
as a child by the father".
You can be "born" (by the mother) and not be "generated" (by the father).
In that case, you're just a fatherless bastard.

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Idas, a twin that was enemy of the Dioskouroi, was a great devourer; that's
why I think his name fits into *h1edont-. Regular Greek would be *edont-,
not idant-
JS Lopes

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I first thought of Y_d "hand" when reading Idas
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