ground squirrels, hamsters, moles, shrews and another tiny mammals

From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 18724
Date: 2003-02-11

PIE *k^ermon-  > Lithuanian s^ermuo (weasel) CGermanic *harman (weasel, cf. ermine). Akin to Grk kerdos(fox, weasel)?

PIE or Proto-Balto-Slavic *storos >  Slavic storu = Lit. staras (hamster)

PIE *sus-eX ? 

Russian suslik (Citellus, ground squirrel) Polish susel/ (shrew) < *SLavic susIlI ?

Lat so:rex (shrew) < *susac- ?

Grk hyrax (shrew) < *sus-rak- ?

PIE *s-kreHw-

Slavic krUtU (mole) :-Russian krot Czech krtek Polish kret "mole"

akin to Slavic krysa <*kru:k^a?

or OE scræwaz (shrew) < *skrae:waz < *skre:wos ?

 

Joao SL

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