Re: Esoteric, but still worth asking

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "david_russell_watson" <liberty@...>
wrote:

>
> > Is there any possible way to connect "-murti" to Indo-European?
> > Or is is a borrowing?
>
> The root of the Sanskrit verb should ascend to a P.I.E.
> *melH- or *merH-, if of Indo-European origin, but 'The
> American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots' says
> of 'merph-' "Greek root of unknown origin".
>
> Pokorny might say more, but I can't locate my copy just
> now.
>
> David

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Buck's "Synonyms" (citing Walde-Pokorny) has simply "Grk.
'morphe' etym.?". I thought of Lat. 'forma' and indeed for this Buck
has " etym. dub. Connection with Grk. 'morphe', either by borrowing
and transposition of consonants (through Etruscan?) or otherwise is
possible."
Dan Milton