Re: [tied] Re: Possible connection between "ermine" and "harm"?

Could be "mus armenius" a folk-etymology for the Germanic *harman? The ermine is present in Alps, why would the Romans call it "armenius"?

Joao SL

Richard Wordingham <richard.wordingham@...> escreveu:

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "C. Darwin Goranson"
<cdog_squirrel@...> wrote:

> Aside from the clear trouble from the possible existance of a "p" in
*(p)k^órmos, are there any other major troubles in this comparison?

There is of course a problem in the title word - _ermine_ is also
derived from Medieval Latin _(mus) Armenius_ (lterally Armenian mouse).

Richard.