Re: [tied] Etruscan numerals

Petusek:

> 1. Kartvelian *xu(s1)t- "5", which is often considered to be a loan
> from
> 2. NC, e.g. Rutul xud, Khinalug pxu, Bats pXi, Kabardin txw? etc. "5",

Actually, the Semitic connection sounds reasonable when we take note of
the fact that three other numbers can also be linked to the same source.

> If M-R was right, I would be able to imagine a similar way in Etruscan,
> but we would have to explain the "5" > "4" shift, again.

Why bother? We have a connection between /hutH/ = IE *kWetwor- (MIE
*kWetWan) and while claiming /hutH/ is "five" is a whim with few
followers, /hutH/ shows other signs of actually being "four".

And why on goddess' green earth do feel the need to connect Etruscan
with NEC when there are no other secure connections? The two languages
are vastly different... and I guess I need to speak more on that in
the next post, including some ideas I have.


= gLeN