Res: [tied] dag = mountain, could it be an IE word ?

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On Ned, kolovoz 12, 2007 1:28 pm, fournet.arnaud reče:

> This word is attested in about all turcic languages
> including Chuvash

but not in YAkut.

> Apparent etymon is : *dagu "mountain"
> It is most probably a Turcic cognate word with deep roots in Turcic.
> I have no etymological reference.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: cristi mindrut
>   To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 3:15 PM
>   Subject: [Courrier indésirable] [tied] dag = mountain, could it be an IE
> word ?
>
>
>   hi guys, i have this data:
>
>   there is this word "dag/dagh" = mountain in turkish languages. see
>   Dagestan = mountain country, Nemrut Dagi in Cappadocia, and Kopet Dag
>   in Turkmenistan.
>
>   there was a Hittite sacred mountain Daha, where city Zippalanda was
>   built.
>
>   does anyone know the

etymology of the word "dag" ?

>
>   pls point me to a turkish etymology dictionary at least
>
>   thx
>
>
>
>

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