Re: [tied] Baltic-Slavic disintegration

From: george knysh
Message: 29388
Date: 2004-01-11

--- Joao <josimo70@...> wrote:
> Was there any attempt to analyze etymologically the
> word Neuros (pl.Neuroi) ? Any Balto-Slavic etmology
> for it? Something like *Njauras or *Nev( )ras ?

*****GK: I've read of some attempts to etymologize
this on the basis of Baltic materials, but can't
remember the specifics (analogies to river names like
Narev and Narva I think). Perhaps one of our linguists
could clarify.*****


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