Re: [tied] Re: Romanian Swadesh list

From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 28190
Date: 2003-12-08

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 18:04:53 +0000, m_iacomi <m_iacomi@...> wrote:

>"mic" it is debatable if it's directly from Greek or from the
>unattested VL "*miccus" to be related with Sicilian "nicu" `id.`).

There's a feminine form mi:ca/micca which is widely attested in the meaning
"crumb, bit" (mi:ca -> Spa. miga, Fr. mie; micca -> Cat. mica, Sard. nika).

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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