Piotr:
>Nevertheless, I have also wondered if the original meaning of *pek^u-
>wasn't 'any domesticated critter' (as opposed to *g^Hwe:r 'bestia fera'
> > Slavic *zve^rI).
Alright, that's interesting but how does that fair when one connects
*peku to *pek- "to comb". It would seem to me that the word is better
connected to "domesticated sheep" than "dogs". I suppose one may
comb dogs to get fleas out (certainly not to make wool products unless
we're dealing with sheepdogs... hehehe) but it doesn't seem like a
sturdy etymology to me.
= gLeN
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