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cybalist@egroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> Impossible: (1) there's no jer in *pizda; (2) Russian *pisat' is
not a Slavic verb at all but a relatively recent loan from French,
just like German pissen and English piss. The Slavic 'piss' word was
*sIcati/*sIc^iti < *sik-. The form *pizd-a:- or *pizd-o- underlies
also the Iranian and (I believe) Albanian cognates of The Word.
Fare the well, my good old etymology... Still I'm curious, why you
are so sure there's no I in there :) ? The genuine Slavic root
flourishes in Russian as well: scat' 'to urinate (sounds rude versus
pisat', which is used addressing children etc)', and, if I am not
mistaken (about the root), sekel' (first syllable
stressed) 'clitoris'.
> It's great to see you again as an active list member, Sergei. My
best New Year wishes to you!
The same to you, Piotr.
My disappearence is closed connected to the threat to torpedo one of
the first e-commerce projects in Lithuania (and to lose my job,
consequently :[ ). I wonder how you and other folks on the list
manage to mix business with pleasure ('active membership').