Re: [tied] Latin verus

19-07-03 16:06, alex wrote:

> Though not the same form. The eyamples you gave here, they are supposed
> to derive from an Vlt. *cosinus

... and *cosi:nu- derives from what? Miguel has already given you as
much detail as one might reasonably ask for.

, except Italian I guess since I don't

> see the s > g in Italian.

What /g/? Italian has /dZ/ in <cugino>. Please note that orthography and
pronunciation are two different domains.

> The Albanian form "kushëri" does not seem to derive from the *cosinus,
> even wit the rothacism of "n"..

What makes you think so? Any particular objections, or is it just your
(subjective) humble opinion?

Maybe some connection with Alb. "kush"

> for "kushëri"?

No, sir. No connection. Why should there be one?

> I think at the Rom. "auS"=Old man related to "neaoS" = autochton,
> original; tthe "k" in Albanian can be maybe explained like in "kam"= I
> have, versus Rom. "am"= I have.

Alex, pleeeease, spare us such stuff.

Piotr