Re: [tied] Re: IE "River", what are the

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 37054
Date: 2005-04-11

tgpedersen wrote:

> Baskophiles rejoice: Is-str.

More likely < *h1isHró- 'strong, vigorous', cf. Skt. is.irá-, Gk.
hierós, and in well-known rivernames: Celtic Isara, Baltic Is(t)ra.

Piotr

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