Re: [tied] Athena, Tritos and the painfully obvious origins of Ind

Regarding the possible origins of the word for"cat".Perhaps there was a
word for the larger,wild cat that inhabited the areas under
discussion,but no word for the smaller,domesticated pet that we know of
today.The cat(felis domesticus)was first domesticated in Southeastern
Asia,in 7000 BCE.Perhaps the word for this animal was developed later?.
Catherine
Glen Gordon wrote:

>
> Joao, whose name is John em Portugues, states:
> >No, unfortunately I'm not familiar with Mallory. Could you give me more
> >details about *Tritos?
>
> (Shock!) Well, Mallory does mention this divinity. I was just at the library
> today but I was expending my energy towards crushing John's arguements for
> an Anatolian entry for Pre-IE - those results will surface shortly :)
>
> What Mallory says about him isn't very much, maybe a couple of paragraphs.
> I'll check it tomorrow. Promise. Unless others have the source immediately
> at hand?
>
> >The cat. It's strange that IE doesn't have a word for "cat", although >wild
> >cats are so common through Eurasia. Unless the word *luks- for >"lynx"
> >means wild cat too...
>
> I'm sure the word is out there somewhere, lurking about in the deep bush,
> ready to pounce at any moment upon its unsuspecting linguist.
>
> >I think the Thunderer God *Perauno-/*Tn@... brought by IE was reflected in
> >Zeus or Poseidon, in different regions - different >syncretisms. (Could
> >*perkw- the explanation of "Perseus" ?)
>
> I'm confused about this name. Mallory mentions *Perkuno- if I remember. You
> have *Perauno-... Hmmm. And what was he connected to... (Think, think...)
> Oh, yes, Mallory mentioned a connection with a Norse god named "Fjorgynn" or
> something? Ring a bell? Was it the mother of Thor? Do you know anything
> about how he ties in with IE myth? How's he different from *Dye:us?
>
> As for Perseus... dunno. Here's a blind suggestion to arouse ire amongst
> those who know better:
>
> IE *PerkWnos
> Hellenic *Pertenos (*kW > *t)
> *Perteos (loss of intervocalic *n)
> Perseus (palatalized *t > s)
>
> >Poseidon surely also have a "mark" of *A:pm Nepo:t, master of
> > >subterraneous waters. (I can't find an etymology for his name: Bernal
> > >mentioned *Pr-Sidon, but I'm not convinced. Mycenean tablets spell
> >Po-se-da-o (*Poseidahon)
> ><*Poseidas/Poteidas? Poti-Dan "De's husband" is just a folk >etymology...
>
> Yes, good ol' "Grandson of the Waters". But wait... erh... *Poti-Dan looks
> more like *Poti-Da:nu which means "Master of the Waters". Now doesn't that
> make more sense?
>
> Who's De? (This isn't some Celtic thing is it?)
>
> - gLeN
>
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