Re: [tied] Re: searching for common words for all today's languages

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 43358
Date: 2006-02-11

 
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Subject: [tied] Re: searching for common words for all today's languages

 
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Finally, 'water' words can be borrowed for specific senses - isn't
*akwa: 'running water'?

Richard.
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Patrick:
 
For whatever it may be worth, my interpretation of *a[:]kWa: is 'large body of water'.
 
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