Re: [tied] -st-suffix in PIE

Sergei:

>I'm perfectly sure the history of Lith. <vis^ta> 'hen' is not the
>most amazing topic to discuss, but I'm still asking for help. Is
>anybody aware of suffix *-st- in PIE (especially) to form
>substantives of the following structure: ROOT-st-eh2?

Hmm, it kinda reminds me of *pnkW-sti- "fist" (or literally,
"fiveful"?). Actually, what is *-sti- doing there anyway?
A collective suffix? That could make sense for "hen". Does
*xwi-st-ax suit your fancy? Sadly, I don't know as much
about BaltoSlavic languages as I should.

- gLeN



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