Re: [tied] Fwd: Re: [Nostratic-L] Re: Nostratic numerals

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 25082
Date: 2003-08-15

15-08-03 13:52, Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> There's only an s-extension made from *deu- which gives Skt. do:s.a:
> "evening", Grk. dúsis "setting of sun/stars" (*deu- "untertauchen").

The Greek word can't be an s-extension! It's a *-ti- derivative of the
verb <duo:> (~ <duno:>) 'sink, go down, set'.

Piotr