Re: The Indo-European or Persian term for "Year" or "Annual"

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci"
<a_konushevci@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "George" <historynow2002@...>

wrote:

> > Can someone tell me what the Persian word
> > for "year" or "annual" was?
> >
> > Or perhaps the basic "Indo-European" root
> > for this idea of "yearly" or "annual"?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Very much appreciate this list for its
> > ability to convey knowledge!
> >
> > George
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> As far as I know, Persian word for "year" is "sal" and

for "annual"

> _salname_. Probably from PIE *yer 'year'.
>
> Konushevci

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For "year", Buck's "Synonyms" gives Avestan 'sared-',
OPers. 'thard-' (theta-like letter), NPers. 'sal', with an Osset.
cognate meaning "summer" and Sanskrit cognates meaning "autumn"
and "yer".. He suggests "perh. as orig. "warm season" :
Lith. 'silius' (with hacek on s) "August", 'silti' "grow warm";
Lat. 'calere' "be warm"". (IE *kel-)
Dan