Re: [tied] mereu

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

> > To quote I. Fischer: "Romanian <mare> comes undoubtedly from
> > Latin <mas> (accusative <marem>) `male`, but one has to suppose
> > that meaning shift occured because of similarity with an
> > autochtonous word (whose existence is suggested by Albanian
> > <mallë> `big`)".
>
> > Marius Iacomi
> ************
> Albanian <mallë> 'big'!!! Are you serious or are you kidding?
>
> Konushevci

Hello !

He is probably refering to Albanian <madh> 'big'.
Alb. mall = nostalgia

Alvin