Re: [tied] Artemis and the Bear (long)

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From: João Simões Lopes Filho

To: cybalist@egroups.com

Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 7:15 AM

Subject: Re: [tied] Artemis and the Bear (long)

 

And don't forget Hittite hartaggas/hartkas. The protoform is actually *xrtkos with a nil-grade initial syllable, visible in the Latin and Sanskrit forms. Another likely cognate is Lithuanian irs^tva 'bear's lair'.

 

Piotr

 

 

 

PIE *XERTK'OS "bear"

Grk Arktos

Latin Ursus

Sansk Rksha

Avestico @r@...^o

Arm Arj^

Alb Ari

Irish Art (<*Artos)

Welsh Arth (<*Arctos)

Illyrian Artos?