Re: [tied] Re: Convergence in the formatin of IE subgroups

----- Original Message -----

From: Peter P

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:54 PM

Subject: [tied] Re: Convergence in the formatin of IE subgroups

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:
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>   <snip>
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>   >"*kWVn/r-" (where in Heaven's name does the -*/r come from???;
>
>   Finnish koira, Estonian koer.
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>   ***
>   Patrick:
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>   If related to PIE at all, these are borrowings or reflexes of
*ger- (English 'cur').
>
>
>   ***
>

Generally 'koira' & 'koer' are thought to originate from Uralic *koj -
male

Peter P


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Patrick:

 

Possible, of course. What is generally thought to be the function of the -r?

 

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