gr!

--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:

> Glen asked about Hittite pir 'house' and its etymology.
>

[snip]

> not unlike *k^e:r, *k^rd-(j-)ó- (> Hit. gir, kardijas 'heart')

Now, how do you explain the *g-/*k- stuff? Is the Hittite nom. *g-
related to the irregular h- of Sansrkit <hrd-> 'heart'?
[snip]
(A textbook answer is of course always nice, but please agree with me
that this particular coincidence is strange? I like being agreed
with?)

Torsten