From: petusek
Message: 34825
Date: 2004-10-24
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Subject: Re: [tied] Etruscan numerals
> Petusek:
> > Anatolian *meyu- "4", originally "less (hand)" or "little (finger)",
>
> I think it would be more accurate to translate as "little" or "few"
> rather than the comparative "less", in which case this example is not
> appropriate here to support the aforementioned viewpoint.
>
>
> = gLeN
That's right. I was influenced by Blazek, whom I partially quoted (which I
forgot to write, perhaps) :-)
Petusek