Re: [tied] Re: names for HORSE

EK'WOS > EKwOS
If Kw was treated as Q, so Greek > Epos
If Kw was treated as K+w, so Greek > Essos, Ettos ?

----- Original Message -----
From: John Croft <jdcroft@...>
To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 1:07 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: names for HORSE


> João wrote:
> > Talking abour horse names there's also the mystery of name HIPPOS.
> The "normal" word must have been *EPOS
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> I have seen an intermediate form from PIE as *EPWOS, with a Greek
> change of the PIE *K to *P
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> Regards
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> John
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