Re: [tied] Finding Ezero.

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From: João Simões Lopes Filho

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Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 5:12 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Finding Ezero.

 

This connection looks tempting and has indeed been suggested by some authors. Akhero:n would imply something like *xagHer-ont-. I'd adduce such Greek rivernames as Akhelo:ios (*xagHelo-), in poetic usage = 'water, stream' and one of the Greek terms for 'white poplar' (another common tree of riverbank habitats), akhero:is, -idos.

 

Piotr

 

 

 

And Greek Akheron ?

 

Joao SL

Rio

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From: Piotr Gasiorowski

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Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 2:31 AM

Subject: Re: [tied] Finding Ezero.

 

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From: Mark Odegard

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Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 5:51 AM

Subject: [tied] Finding Ezero.

It's the common Slavic word for 'lake', *ezero/*ozero > Polish jezioro, OCS (j)ezero, Russian ozero. Slavic shares it with Baltic (OPr. assaran [azaran], Lith. eZeras). The corresponding protoform may be reconstructed as *egHer-o-m (the initial is uncertain; it might be *o or *a as well).

 

Piotr