[tied] Re: *(H-)p/bh[-r/l-] again again

From: altamix
Message: 29447
Date: 2004-01-12

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Marco Moretti"
<marcomoretti69@...> wrote:
> It is fully possible, although there are also NEC similar forms
> that cannot be ruled out a priori. It is a difficult case, and
> I'm still ruminating about this etymon.
> But I am not incline to consider /*p(e)it-/ as IE for "pea". Apart
> from Greek /pi:^sos/ (< /*pi:t-/ ?) and latin /pi:sum/ (from
> Greek), what IE connection can you find in other languages with
> this peculiar meaning?
>
> Sincerely
>
> Marco

Also, just as info:

Rom. "pitã"= bread
cf DEX pitã is a loan from Bulgarian "pita" . Meaning and etymology
of Bulgarian "pita" is unknown to me.

Alex