From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 19174
Date: 2003-02-24
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From: "Miguel Carrasquer" <mcv@...>
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Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] PIE *ts ?
> I think it's a *k^ too, but the evidence is rather weak (NPers. xirs and Ossetic ars). Perhaps PKartv. *dars^tw "bear" if from *r.s^tos < *r.k^tos, like *os^txw "4" from *os^toh3 "8".
Also Younger Avestan ars^a-, Munji (a Pamir language) yars^ -- a regular reflex of *r.s^a- (as is the Ossetic word), where *-s^- < *-k^s- < *-tk^- . Even if the odd New Persian word is excluded, Iranian evidence appears decisive.
Footnote: there have been attempts to add Lith. irs^tva 'lair' to the set.
Piotr