17-11-03 18:36, alex wrote:
> I exposed the idea of G. Meyer and
> Pedersen because:
> 1) this was an alternative
> 2) for showing how easy one could link something to Latin;
This might be true of <katër> but not of the other Albanian numerals
except the highest ones (<(një)qind> '100', <(një) mijë> '1000', which
_are_ of Latin origin, plus of course <(një) milion> '1000000' etc.).
The lower ones, namely <një> (~ <njân->) '1', <dy> '2', <tre>/<tri:>
'3', <pesë> ~ <pêsë> '5', <gjashtë> '6', <shtatë> '7', <tetë> '8',
<nëntë> ~ <nândë> '9', <dhjetë> '10' and <(një)zet> '20' are all
inherited. Linking them to Latin wouldn't be easy at all.
Piotr