Re: [tied] Re: Dacian Sounds Laws - (2) Long Vowels

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From: alexandru_mg3

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Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:35 PM

Subject: [tied] Re: Dacian Sounds Laws - (2) Long Vowels

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> Patrick:
> In addition to other problems with this analysis, I do not believe
PIE -*tya: means 'made by'.
> As a nomen actionis, -*t-y- indicates 'something capable of being
repeatedly done (in the future)'; as a nomen agentis, 'someone
expected to repeatedly do something (in the future)'.
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Patrick, I cannot see *Karpa:tya: Mountains 'The Rocky Mountain' (<
Albanian karpë 'rock') as 'a nomen actionis' or 'a nomen agentis'.
Do you ? :)

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Patrick:

 

1) If you analyze the word as *ka(:)rpa(:)-tya:, *-tya:  does not, in my opinion, mean 'made by'.

 

2) I believe the better analysis is *ka(:)r-, 'stone, rock' + *pet-, 'wing'. The semi-circular mountain cluster forms an Eastern 'wing' on the Central Mountain Range.

 

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