Re: [tied] Mir - in Russian?

OPl, R "mir", S/Cr mi^r, OCS mirU, Cz mi:r < PS *mirU << IE * mei- ("nice,
kind, pleasant" or "mutual contact") + suff. -ro- (similarly in Alb mirë
"good"); OLit mieras & Lat miers seem to be from Slav. Originally perhaps
"friendly coexistence".

Petusek

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From: "Milos Bogdanovic" <milos@...>
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Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:06 PM
Subject: [tied] Mir - in Russian?


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> What is the origin of root "MIR" in Russian language, in meaning "world"?
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> Do some other Indo-Europeans have root "MIR" in this meaning (world)?
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> And, what is the ethimology of the following words from Germanic
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> Ymir, Mimir, Hymir, Bergelmir, Buri, Bor, Odin, Vili and Ve?
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> Are these word of Indo-European origin, or maybe of pre Indo-European
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