Re: Jordanes Dacian or Gothic 'bi-lageineis'

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Peter P" <roskis@...> wrote:

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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@> wrote:
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> >
> > Estonian luge-ma "read" (inf.), Old Chinese *lok- "recite

(text)",

> > (appr.! I don't have my books around), Latin leg- "read". The

world

> > is full of superficial and accidental coincidences.
> >
> >
> > Torsten
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> Some linguists suggest a very early connection between the origin

of

> Estonian lugeda - to read and Latin legere - to read. The original
> meaning of lugeda was 'count' (to a predetermined total, usually

10).

> Cf. Mordvin 'lovoms' - 10, Vogul 'low' - 10. Later it also meant
> decipher written characters, hence 'read'.
>

And while I'm in that mood, how about a common origin for that and
PIE *dek´m. ?

Cf. the d/l alternation in PIE *sed-/*sel- "sit", for which
Pulleyblank suggested an Old Chinese connection (Proto-Finno-Ugric
*sälä "sit", I believe).

Latin legere is originally "collect". So 10 is a bundle?


Torsten