Re: [tied] kinship systems (*aya = "aunt"?)

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 2994
Date: 2000-08-06

 
----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Gordon
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 10:58 PM
Subject: [tied] kinship systems (*aya = "aunt"?)

 
A Germanic word: Goth. aiTei 'mother', cf. Finnish äitei, a loan from Gmc.
 
Piotr
 
 
 
Glen wrote:

          IndoEuropean *?ay-t- "mother"

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Notice too the supposed IE form (Can anyone help me figure out what this
reconstruction is based on?).