Re: Daci

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> [Alvin:] > What about names in Shp- like the case of

<shpatë> 'sword'.

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> [Piotr:] I'm not sure how PIE *sp- developed (I don't remember the

relevant examples, but I'll check that later). Anyway, <shpatë> is a
loan (Lat. spatha).

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Isn't Lat. spatha BTW a loan from Germanic?

Torsten