Re: *h2an-su-?

From: tgpedersen
Message: 24288
Date: 2003-07-08

>and may be analysed as *h2onh1-so- 'breath,
> spirit' from *h2anh1- 'breathe', like *faxsa- 'head hair' < *pok^t-
so-,
> from a verb root meaning 'comb' (Lat. pecto:). That would make you
50%
> right.
>

Aha, and you skipped elegantly over the other 50%. Which makes me
wonder: what is *-so-?

Torsten