From: Piotr Gasiorowski Message: 34052 Date: 2004-09-07
On 9/6/04 9:35 PM, Joao wrote:
> What is the etymology of Irish Ler/Welsh Llyr?
> Is there a Proto-Celtic *Liros?
> Is there some PIE etymology?
*liro- 'sea, flood', connected by Pokorny with his *le(:)i- 'pour', now
usually reconstructed as PIE *h2lei- 'set in motion' (see EIEC). The
root is particularly well represented in the northern branches (Celtic,
Germanic, Balto-Slavic), though not restricted to them.
Piotr
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