Re: [tied] the bee

From: alex_lycos
Message: 21213
Date: 2003-04-23

m_iacomi wrote:
>
> The (modern) Greek word is "keri" not "kera". In ancient Greek, one
> has "kêros"
> Romanian word is as Latin as Italian "cera", French "cire", Spanish
> "cera", Catalan "cera", Sard "kera", Portuguese "cera" and cannot be
> explained through Greek, the phonetism doesn't match. Nevertheless,
> Greek and Latin words for `wax` are cognates
>
> Cheers,
> Marius Iacomi


I don't try to explain it trough Greek. I just speak for a properly
evolution in PIE without any influence from Greek or Latin.