Hello,
does anybody on this list have some reliable information about the (P)IE
roots for the color RED or the material often used in ancient times for red
coloring, ochre i.e. red iron oxide? In ancient Greek this material, also called
minium nowadays (often confounded with cinnabar, HgS, unfortunately also called
red lead - which is on the basis of mercury and also red-and very
poisonous) was called 'miltos' - I suppose that word had already lost the 'red'
word except for the 'l'.
On a mythological basis I'm following currently it looks as though there
might be something like 'ra' or 'la'.
Thanks for your help.
Sabine