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> 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
Yes, it suits
nice formally, and *xwi- demonstrates
the same nil-grade as *pnkW- does. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about
the -st-i- semantics as well, though collectiveness can be supported
typologically: at any rate, -ah2 is collective itself, cf. also Russ.
z^ens^c^ina 'woman' < *z^ena 'id.' + a collective suffix -*Ist-j- + an
abstract feature's suffix -*in-. This *-Ist-j- resembles me
-*st-i-.
Sergei