Re: [tied] About the etymology of *nepo:t- "nephew/grandson"

Me (the gLeN-meister):

>>I've already come across this idea and was dissatisfied a long time >>ago.
>>"Not-Master"??

Miguel:

>"un-able", rather. Just like Latin <in-fans> from "unable to speak",
>Greek <ne:-pios> from "un-wise", OIr. <n�idiu> [< *no-widio:n-] from
>"un-knowing", Slavic <ot-rokU> from "unable to speak", all meaning
>"infant, child".

One teensy problem, Miggy. The prefix un- in IE is *n- (syllabic nasal as in
your above examples), not *ne-. We should rather see **npot-. Dommage, mon
capitaine.

- gLeN

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