Re: [tied] Re: The e:us suffix, its origin...

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 42522
Date: 2005-12-15

At 5:31:27 PM on Thursday, December 15, 2005, Aigius wrote:

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> What is etymology of name Zeus?

I believe that it's *dye:us, where *dy- yields Greek z-.
The Greek genitive is Dios < Diwos.

[...]

Brian

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