Bembi, Baiberi, and Baibai (was: Re: Barba and Bestia)

From: caotope
Message: 64622
Date: 2009-08-07

> *at'q'Ruq'q'ar.yA > *Oq'BuqW'aRq'yE > guriaso, kwOmtari, mafuara, baiberi, bembi, etc.

LOL. A good demonstration of the principle of "allowing for arbitrarily complex reconstructions, arbitrary lexical material may be connected".

Actually, the proto-form should be *m@... ;)

John Vertical