Re: [tied] Re: Why borrow 'seven'? (was: IE right & 10)

From: Harald Hammarström
Message: 34218
Date: 2004-09-19

> If you compare fitö & futa, the common pattern is not only /f-/, but also
> /fVt-/, this looks like "internal apophony", doesn't it?
> Duality is a very common effect in creating numerals,

Is it?? I don't think so. Do you know more examples?

> as for etymologies of
> various Altaic numerals, I could send you a list of references,

Please do.

/H