Re: [tied] root *pVs- for cat

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...>
wrote:

>
> Gaelic piseag can not be from Celtic because it has a
> /p-/. It also has a dimunitive ending -ag. Macbain's
> book is based on a specific dialect, not Gaelic as a
> whole or even standard Gaelic. I've seen other forms
> of the word such as pus, puis. It IS from English,
> given that the normal Gaelic word is cat, which is
> from Latin. If you don't believe me, ask Kim Mc Cone
> or another specialist in Gaelic and Celtic languagues.
>

1. Wait, wait, we didn't talk yet about the origin of the p- in *pVs-
'cat'

2. as a hint: pempedula "cinquefoil" is Celtic? For sure...:)

Marius

P.S. My intention is to show that the pVs- and kVt- cat-roots could
be linked together....