Re: [tied] The king *re:g^-s

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From: Joao S. Lopes

To: Cybalist

Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:44 AM

Subject: [tied] The king *re:g^-s

1)Are the only "survivors" of PIE *re:g^-s  Latin re:x, Sanskrit ra:j-an, Celtic ri:x, and perhaps Thracian Rhe:sos ?

 

2) Why did this word disappear among the other PIE people?

 3) Is this reflect any idea about the pre-history of Celts, Italics and Indians?

4) Is there any equivalent in another IE languages, another word that was equivalent to *re:g^-s ? Gothic thiudans (*teuto-nos)?

 

 

Joao SL

 

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Patrick writes:

 

Under Pokorny *1. wen- are some alleged derivations that mean 'fight'.

 

And, I guess we all are familiar with Greek (w)anax.

 

I propose as an analysis of the first element pre-Nostratic *wena, 'strong one'.

 

Patrick

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