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

Patrick Ryan wrote:

>>>>
>>>> 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 I�nios p�ntos and B�sporos 'cow's ford'
>>
>> Grzegorz J.
>
> ***
> Patrick:
>
> Firstly, why would we expect that names for Greek mythological figures
> derived from Egyptian words?
>
> Secondly, there is not Egyptian jw'.t, 'cow'; jw'.t means 'heiress'.
>
> Thirdly, jH.t does mean 'cow' but what would connect that to I:o:?

seems they are connected with the "ju-" words in Latin, Alb. and Rom.
where the word means too "cow", even if "young cow"( I guess in Alb. the
word has an another meaning, I don't remember exactly).
The "t" in Egyptian here should be a local suffixation?

Alex




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