Re: [tied] glass

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:56:11 +0200, alex <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

>Which is the etymology for the Slavic words for "glass"? Is there any
>Greek word which is the basis for these words?
>Some examples in Slavic Languages: Czech "sklo", Polish, "szkl'o",
>Serbian "staklo", Russian "steklo", etc.

These all go back to PS *stiklo (*stIklo), from Gothic stikls "drinking
cup", cf. ON stikill "pointed end of a drinking horn", German Stechel
"pointy thing" (PIE *steig- "stechen; spitz").

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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