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

And DACIAN : Ister/Hister/Istros/Istrus => the name of the Danube River

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> 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