Wanak

From: stevelong333
Message: 48358
Date: 2007-04-23

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, patrick cuadrado
<dicoceltique@> wrote:

<<Hello tgpedersen
For you , does any chance to connect Greek Anax = King with
Celtic Anag-/Anak-s/Anax = to protect cf Scot Anacail = to defend
and Irish Anacol = Protection>>

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen"
<tgpedersen@...> replied:

<<The Greek is from wanak-, so no.>>

I'm afraid I don't understand.

If there is indeed a Celtic "anax", to protect, then why would the
Gr Wanak- make a difference? If I understand the question, it is
whether there may be a connection, which would include at
mininum the possibility of a loan word.

Steve Long