cervus
From: alex_lycos
Message: 18620
Date: 2003-02-09
cervus= stag, buck
Latin : cervus
Greek : kera(f)os ( f= I cannot give the Greek sign for this letter)
Ahd : hiruz
Dacian toponym in Moesia Inferior : Cerbatis
Illirian toponym in Illiricum : Cerbalus
Dacian name : Cerbula
Romanian word for "cervus" = cerb (c^erb), with article "c^erbul"
cervus= short /e/
How Miguel showed: /e/ > /E/ > /ie/ > /e/
cervus > cErvu > ciervu > c^ervu > c^erbu > c^erb
Is now the Rom. word a latin one or a thracian one or a illirian one?
Alex