Re: [tied] Re: IE "river" (5)

--- George Hinge <litgh@...> wrote:

>
>
> Latin o:stium "entrance, rive mouth" (and o:ra
> "coast") is indeed
> normally derived from os "mouth" = Skr. a:s "mouth".
> The Old Norse
> o:ss "river mouth" is another example (also in the
> name of my city
> �rhus = a:r o:ss "the mouth of the river").
>

Great! I'm wondering if OCS: usta (mouth) would also
be a cognate? And perhaps Baltic uo-?

Best,
Nirmal Dass


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