Re: [tied] Re: Cardinal Points: Vesper and Shower

From: Joao
Message: 34245
Date: 2004-09-22

And I'd add Kuru, the mysterious Northern Continent of Indian myths. Or perhaps Kuvera, the Guardian of North?
 
Joao SL
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From: Daniel J. Milton
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 3:30 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Cardinal Points: Vesper and Shower

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao" <josimo70@......> wrote:
> And if I'm not wrong, Lithuanian s^iaur-
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Daniel J. Milton
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>   Subject: [tied] Re: Cardinal Points: Vesper and Shower
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>   --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao" <josimo70@...> wrote:
>   > What are the cognates of Germanic *sku:raz "shower" and
Russian
>   sever "north"?
>   **********
>       There's Latin 'caurus'  "northwest wind".
>   Dan
        And the Greek 'skiron'       "      "    .
I haven't seen a competent etymologist relate this one (the Latin I
found in Buck) but it certainly sounds like it belongs.
Dan