Re: [tied] Re: Ianus - PIE Origin?

Patrick Ryan wrote:

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> Patrick:
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> Absolutely not!
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> It is Egyptian j'H not *yah.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...>
> To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Ianus - PIE Origin?
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>
>>
>> If he was a moon-god, his name could be linked to
>> Egyptian yah "moon" (akin to Greek Io:), what do you
>> think?
>>
>> Joao SL

I've heard that Io < Egyptian iw.'t or ih .t 'cow', not 'moon'. Cf. also
Iónios póntos and Bósporos 'cow's ford'

Grzegorz J.





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