[tied] Re: some terms for George

Një < njâ 'one' is number and about its etymology are very wide and
different opinions. It is compared with Latin <unus>, Gothic <ains>,
OPrus <ains>, even with Skt <anya-> 'other', Gk <enioi> 'some'
(Meyer). According to Baric from *n.-sem and to Huld a back-
formation from fem. *smieH.
My opinion is that number një 'one' could be easy derived from a
variant of PIE *o-nio- through regular change of ni > nj.

Konushevci
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--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- >
> > dreq < *draki. I don't know where the -i comes from.
>
> [AK] -i in Albanian is regular ending of masculine names in
definite
> form (undefinite form: një drak, definite: draki). The plural in
> this case is formed through metaphony or Umlaut.
>
> Hmm.. I don't know how to see the dialectal form in Rom. There is a
> strange diphtongation which is not usual but is to find in several
words
> as leac, fleac, The dialectal form of "drac" is "dreac".
> Abdullah, I am intrigued by "një" how is explained this word,
which is
> its origin ? Specialy the "jë" there ...
> can you show the evolution in several steps from PIE ( if
inherited) to
> actually form?
>
> Alex