Re: [tied] Daci

--- In cybalist@..., tgpedersen@... wrote:

> --- In cybalist@..., "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:
> > --- In cybalist@..., "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...>

wrote:

> > > --- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> > > > Combined with nasal dissimilation? *danc^anin > datc^anin
> > > (influencing datskij)?
> > > >
> > > > Piotr
> > > >
> > >
> > > I was going to offer the same solution. 'Dutch'-explanation

would

> > be
> > > problematic - where (except English, to some extent) do we find
> > > pronunciation close to Russian [a]?
> > >
> > > Sergei
> >
> > Forgot to add something for Torsten.
> > Old Russian demonstrates 'regular' <dan'ane> 'the Danes',
> > <danIskyi> 'Danish'.
> >
> > Sergei
>
> Aha! Thank you. There goes that theory.
>
> Torsten

But then it occurred to me: The question I should be asking is: How
far back do you find <dat-> in Russian? Before the Dutch Golden (17th)
Century?

Torsten