Re: [tied] Re: Why is PIE more centum than satem?

> Sanskrit also has the following lexemes:
> ila_, ilika_ 'earth';
> On, ila_, the very first r.ca of the R.gveda contains the
> phrase, 'agnim i_l.e purohitam' a complex verse which has been
> translated in a variety of ways.

Come come, you can't make ile in this verse into a noun meaning "earth"!
It is the 1 sg pr A. of i:d., with the regular (in the Rgveda) l. for d.
between vowels, and it means "I magnify"

Peter