Re: Germanic - Balto-Slavic connections?

From: Aigius
Message: 38804
Date: 2005-06-20

> I wonder in how far there is a Germanic Balto-Slavic or more a
> Germanic-Slavic connection.
> I think at some words as liebe-ljuba, milch-mleko, arbeit-rabota,
> essen-edem, nichts-nits,nein-niet, da-ta(mo), zu-do, just
mentionig a
> few words. I don't know how many of them are in Baltic as well.
>
> Alex

Old Prussian word LIUBËTI, meaning TO BE USED, TO LIKE, - LIEBE -
LIUBA,
Lithuanian word MELZHTI, meaning TO MILK, - MILK - MLEKO
Lithuanian word DARBAS, meaning WORK, JOB, - ARBEIT - RABOTA
Lithuanian word ËSTI, meaning TO EAT, - ESSEN - EST
Lithuanian word NIEKAS, meaning NOTHING, - NICHTS - NITS
Lithuanian word NE, meaning NO, - NEIN - NIET
Lithuanian word TEN, meaning THERE, - DA - TAM

Also:

Dzukian word IN - English word INTO
Lithuanian word ANT > AN > English word ON

Regards, Aigius