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.

-ic~a of Romanian pisic~a is a diminutive too

see : mam~a -> m~am-ic~a

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. If Gaelic piseag IS from English (with bold :), not with
arguments) ... from where is English puss?

2. Why English puss has an Unknown Etymology (Webster)?

3. Where are Germanic counterparts of English puss?

Marius