Re: [tied] Re: IE thematic presents and the origin of their themati

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 40122
Date: 2005-09-19

tgpedersen wrote:

> You can't be certain that *bHo:r- isn't "stealer at this particular
> occasion" and not "habitual thief".

"Once a thief, always a thief" :-). The point is that Gk. pHo:r and Lat.
fu:r mean 'thief' and not just 'carrier, porter'.

Piotr