On 2007-02-13 03:02, Rick McCallister wrote:
> Are fiist, finger and five related
> How about pugnus, does it fit in
> Im using a warped keyboard and the question marks dont work
Those who connect Slavic *pINstI with OE fy:st, OHG fu:st usually
reconstruct the prototype as *pn.kW-sti-, from *penkWe (whatever the
analysis of the suffix). Lith. kumste: would then reflect a metathesised
variant, *kWm.p-sti(-ah2). Lat. pugnus is rather obviously related to
<pungo:>, <pugil>, Gk. pugmé: and adv. <púks> 'with the fist', as well
as Germanic *fiuxt-i-/feuxt-a- (> Eng. fight). The root seems to be
*peug(^)- 'punch'.
Piotr