Re: [tied] Rainbow IE

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 4539
Date: 2000-10-29

The Lithuanian 'rainbow' terms are vaivoryks^te. or Vaivos juosta (Vaiva's rod or girdle, V. being the name of the Baltic rainbow goddess). The Lithuanian and Old Prussian word for 'sky' is dangus (< 'vault' from dengti 'cover').
 
Piotr
 
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From: João Simões Lopes Filho
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Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Rainbow IE