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

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 4399
Date: 2000-10-16

What about an early cluster simplification like *arkto- > *arxto- > *arto-? And what do you make of Celtiberian arsias 'she-bears [Acc.]'?
 
Piotr
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Gwinn
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Artemis and the Bear (long)

>Welsh Arth (<*Arctos)
 
Welsh Arth comes from Brittonic Artos, not Arctos. This word is matched by Gaulish Artos.
 
-C. Gwinn