Re: [tied] etymology Madhyadesha

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 21885
Date: 2003-05-15

Piotr:
><madHya-> 'middle' (from PIE *medHjo-, as in Eng. mid or Lat. medius) plus
><des'a-> 'part, region' (< PIE *doik^�s 'direction', from the root *deik^-
>'show, in-DIC-ate'). It means 'the middle part (of anything)'.

One question. Shouldn't the accent on *doikos be on the first syllable?


- gLeN

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