Re: The e:us suffix, its origin...

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

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> At 5:31:27 PM on Thursday, December 15, 2005, Aigius wrote:
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> > What is etymology of name Zeus?
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> I believe that it's *dye:us, where *dy- yields Greek z-.
> The Greek genitive is Dios < Diwos.

Can it be that name Zeus is related to Lithuanian name Zujus < word
ZUJO, meaning "was poping in and out"?

Regards, Aigius