Re: (was The reason for Caesar's ...) HORSA vs. EXWA

From: Torsten
Message: 68762
Date: 2012-03-05

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Torsten" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Tavi" <oalexandre@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Torsten" <tgpedersen@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yes, I know. But your proposal seems to be very unlikely for
> > > > chronological reasons.
> > >
> > > What chronological reasons?
> > >
> > > I am pretty sure that at the time my chronology suggests the
> > > loan took place horses didn't have wheels.
> > >
> > According to archaeological data, the domestication of the horse
> > took place around 4,000-3,500 BC, long before your Mari form was
> > developped and carts were invented.
>
> So?
>
> > Don't forget the Germanic word for 'horse' is also found in
> > Yeniseian but not in Uralic.
>
> It is? Do tell, plz.
>

BTW it seems Abaev has connected
(the Alanic) Digor wyrs/urs
with
PGermanic *xursa-/*xrussa-
http://vroegemiddeleeuwen.weblog.leidenuniv.nl/2011/10/31/on-the-northern-slopes-of-the-caucasus
http://vroegemiddeleeuwen.weblog.leidenuniv.nl/


Torsten