Re: Albanian

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Alvin Ekmekciu" <a96_aeu@...>
wrote:

>
> Dear Abdullah !
>
> Have you ever considered that Albanian <midhje> 'mussel' might be a
> Greek loan <ΜΎΔΙ> ?
>
> In your "Albanian inherited lexicon" you write:
>
> <midhje> `mussel' probably from extended form *mu:sd-eH2: Lat
> mu:sculus (Pokorny mu:s – 752.)
>
> Alvin

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Dear Alvin,
Old Greek form for "mussel" is <miaks, -akos> (see Pokorny mu:s -
752), but New Greek form is <to midhi>, that easy could be a loan
from Albanian.
I don't know did you have this in mind, for word you have written
cannt be read.

Konushevci