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

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:

> 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'.

Semantic development is not always predictable, no?

- Rob