Re: [tied] Etruscan numerals

Harald:

>> Well, I perfectly agree.
>>
>> As for the semantics of "5" > "4" (or v.v.), I've been too buy to look

for

>> any examples, yet.
>
>I highly doubt there are any.
>
>> However, there are some languages (don't ask me where,
>> when or which) forming "4" < "lesser 5"/"lesser fist"/"lesser hand" or

sim.

>> in the world, aren't they....?
>
>Maybe, but I don't think so since I have never seen a case. There is an
>abundance of such cases for numbers above five though.
>
>Harald

Anatolian *meyu- "4", originally "less (hand)" or "little (finger)", cf.
Greek my'ops "little finger", mei'on "lesser"

Thus, if one considers little finger being the fifth finger (thumb =
1)...yet still, of course, this is by no means a perfect example. :( I'm in
search of a perfect one.

Petusek