Re: [tied] Re: Laryngeal theory as an unnatural

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:07:05 +0200, alex <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

>a cununa = to wed
>cununã = crown
>cununie= the crowns used for religious wedding, the religios wedding

cf. Russ. venec "crown, marriage", venchat' "to crown", venchat'sja "to get
married", venchanie "coronation, marriage". A calque from Slavic.

>nun= best man for the wedding
>nuneascã= the dance of the best man at the wedding

>Are they related somehow?

No.

>The family of words which are derived from "coroanã" (crow)
>coroana, incorona, incoronat, coronate (arhaism), coroniTã

are later borrowings from Latin, that entered the language after the
working of the soundlaw /ón/ > /ún/, but before/during the activity of the
soundlaw /ó...a/ > /oá...ã/.


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