Re: [tied] root *pVs- for cat

Celtic lost its /p/ from
P-Celtic subsequently changed /kw/ to /p/
pempedula is from P-Celtic
Gaelic and Celtiberian are Q-Celtic
Gaelic did not begin to pick up loanwords with /p/
until the 5th or 6th c. AD and virtually all loanwords
that passed into Gaelic are from or via English,
French, Latin and Norse


--- alexandru_mg3 <alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:

> --- 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....
>
>
>
>
>

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