[tied] Re: Indo-European for Uralic speakers

From: Alan
Message: 25685
Date: 2003-09-09

> I remember this word quite well from my Latin days. I once wrote
> pulla for puella and was credited none the less, since pulla has
the
> meaning of chick in English as does puella.
>


pullet in English means a young hen. I remember my young days
helping grandparents wring the necks of pullets for Sunday dinner.
You don't hear it much these days as fewer Americans live on farms
and raise chickens for food.

Alan