Re Re: Fw: [tied] Pferd/Mferde

A history of the word "potato" is the latest entry on "The Polyglot
Vegetarian", a wonderful site I recommend to all Cybalisters.
http://polyglotveg.blogspot.com/
Dan
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--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
>
> That's because it's from *kWatata > Taino Celtic
> batata, patata > Spanish batata, patata; although
> Spanish usually uses papa < Andino-Celtic *kWakWa
>
> --- tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > Thanks for setting that right. That must be why I
> > couldn't find
> > *kWotato- in Pokorny.
>
> > Torsten