Re: [tied] Prakrit cha 'six'

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:23:21 +0000, Richard Wordingham
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:

>Where does the Prakrit (incl. Pali) word _cha_ 'six' come from? I
>don't see how to relate it to Sankrit SaS- beyond a vague similarity.

The aspirated palatal is strange indeed. If it had been ca, one might have
adduced influence from catur/car "4" or something like that. As it is,
Sanskrit [and as far as I can tell, Pali too] (c)ch- usually represents PIE
*sk.


=======================
Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv@...