Re: Alb. Perendi

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci"
<a_konushevci@...> wrote:

> Alb. verb vë/vê 'to put, to place' is treats as a PIE innovation
> from an older form *awena, replacing PIE *dhe-. It was compares

with

> Skt. ava 'id' (see also prefix vë- with its variations thë-, fë-).
> Martin Huld compared it with Goth winja 'pasture', until Orel from
> PIE *ues 'to stay, to live, to be'.
> It's quite interesting that at most all treat this verb not
> connected to its participle derivate vend 'place'.

Thanks, Abdullah.

Unfortunately, neither PIE *h2ew-en- (< *h2eu- 'away'), nor *wenH-
'desire' (or whatever lies behind Go. <winja>), nor PIE *h2wes- can
account for Lithuanian <vietà> (and Proto-Slavic *vitati '1. dwell 2.
welcome').

:(

Sergei