Re: [tied] Re: Tor/Tur/(e)

> Atlas is "the one who endures" (he carries the world on his shoulders), so
> the a- is not privative *n.- *tl.h2-ant-s normally gives Greek tala:s,
> talantos. I suppose Atlas, -antos is derived from the other expected
> variant *Tla:s, *-antos with prothetic a-.

Such a prothetic vowel is unlikely - in my opinion - precisely because of
potential confusion with atlas = "not enduring", a word actually found in
Greek. If the name existed as Tlas, it would not readily be turned into a
parody of itself. Besides, initial tl- is not a problem in Greek.

Peter