Re: [tied] glass

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> 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
> mcv@...

Thank you Miguel. It explains this way the "i" in Rom. "sticlã", which
"i" I could not explain trough the actualy Slavic reflexes. If the Rom.
"sticlã" is a loan directly from Gothic or from PS I guess one cannot
say exactly by now.

Alex