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

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 61667
Date: 2008-11-16

--- On Sat, 11/15/08, Arnaud Fournet <fournet.arnaud@...> wrote:

> From: Arnaud Fournet <fournet.arnaud@...>
> Subject: Re: Res: [tied] The -SG- in Greek (PELASGOS)
> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 1:24 PM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joao S. Lopes
> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:12 PM
> Subject: Res: Res: [tied] The -SG- in Greek (PELASGOS)
>
>
> Yes, *khtongne:tos would be the Greek form, but I'm
> sugesting that Gigant-
> came from a IE Pre-Greek language. It's IE, but not
> Proto-Greek. Ge: and
> Da:, both meaning "earth", point to a *dHg^hm-
> root, giving first *dga:,
> and further with two divergent developments: *dga: >
> *ga: (ge:) and *gda: >
> da:. Since *g^H > *g, this can't be regular Greek,
> but a IE substratum or
> adstratum, akin to Illyric, Albanian, Thracian, Armenian,
> or anymore else..
>
> JS Lopes
>
> ==============
>
> What is the mythological basis to assume
> "gigants" have any connection with
> the Earth ?
>
> Is there any reason to assume that hypothesis ?
>
> A.

Because in many myths they are sons of Mother Earth