Re: [tied] Origin of Demeter

From: Joao
Message: 28982
Date: 2003-12-31

Some IE language that is not Greek. Perhaps some Illyrian-like or Thracian-like.
One possibility is that  da: < *Da: < *g^a: , similar to Albanese
 
-a: can be from -em or -M ?
----- Original Message -----
From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Origin of Demeter

30-12-03 16:17, Joao wrote:

> How about de: / ge: < *dga: < *dHg^Hom   ?
> *dga: > *ga:
> *dga: > *gda: > da?

All right, but in what language? The closest thing I can think of is
Phrygian <gdan>, as in Gdan Ma 'Mother Earth'. I'm not sure how to
analyse it, since the normal reflex of *o: in Phrygian is supposed to
have been /u/ (spelt <ou>). I'd also expect something like *gdu(n) in
Macedonian.

Piotr


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