Res: [tied] Alakšanduš and Alexandros

Trio Aleksandros/Alektor/Aleksiope seems to be analogous to Kassandra/Kastor/Kassiope. An Asian origin? Anatolian? Kassandra could have a prefix Kas- akin to Hurrian kas^-/ kus-/ kis^- "moon".

JS Lopes

De: Miroslava Kluková <slavophil68@...>
Para: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Enviadas: Terça-feira, 29 de Junho de 2010 5:55:15
Assunto: [tied] Alakšanduš and Alexandros - borrowing?

Dear List Members,

I've been wondering if Hittite <alakšanduš> is a loanword from Greek <aleksandros> (rather than an independent Anatolian formation). Since the Greek word appears to have a transparent etymology, I suppose this conclusion is quite likely. Moreover, if the Greek word has an <H2l-> onset, shouldn't we expect <h-> in the Hittite word? Or is the laryngeal lost in initial clusters like that in Anatolian? As I don't have any books on Anatolian, I would be very thankful for any advice concerning this issue.

With the best regards,

Mirka

Res: [tied] Alakšanduš and Alexandros - borrowing?