Re: [tied] mereu

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "mbikqyres" <a96_aeu@...> wrote:

> --- 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

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Hello!

Probably you are right, but difference between <mall> 'nostalgia' and
<madh> 'big', as semantically, as phonetically is very huge.

Konushevci