Re: [tied] Yellow as an PIE word

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 18063
Date: 2003-01-25

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> Is harid- relatable to *g^Hel- ?

Yes, Skt. hari-, harit- (of which <harid-> is a sandhi variant), harita- and hiran.ya- as well as Avestan zari-, zairita- and zaraniia- (OPer. daraniya-) come from *g^Hel- znd are related to Eng. yellow and Lat. helvus.

Piotr