Re: [tied] Re: Latin is a q-Dialect having p- from kW , PIE is s

On 2007-05-14 12:50, tolgs001 wrote:

> (1) BTW, are there in PIE morphemes for "puppy"?
>
> In (modern) German, _Welpe_ (or Welp) coexists with
> _Welf_ (less used). (Welpe for: Hund, Wolf, Fuchs,
> Schakal, Kojote)

This has Germanic *xW-, cf. Eng. whelp < OE hwelp, OSax. hwelp, OIc. hvelpr.

> (2) Does Lat. _vulpes_ (older _volpes_) belong to the
> same etym. group?

This seems to belong with Gk. aló:pe:ks, MPer. ro:pa:s, Skt. lopa:s'á-,
Arm. alue:s. The exact reconstruction is problematic, but it should be
separated from the 'wolf' word.

> (3) Does Hungarian _róka_ ['ro:-kO] "fox" also belong
> to the (w)LK- (canidae) group? (If so, interesting case
> of rhotacism.)

I don't know.

Piotr