Re: PIE-Arabic Correspondences (was Brugmann's Law)

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From: Rick McCallister

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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 6:08 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Re: PIE-Arabic Correspondences (was Brugmann's Law)

Gentlemen --I'm sure very few of us have the
wherewithal to judge either of you with respect to AA
unless you cite some sources and show in greater
detail how you're coming up with your reconstructions
--i.e. who are you consulting or counterconsulting?

--- "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@ wanadoo.fr>
wrote:

> Mr Ryan,
>
> As usual,
> And as experienced before,
> you are unable to sustain a real scientific
> discussion.
> You claimed PIE *kw was PAA *sh
> It's obviously a wrong idea.
>
> Semitic *sh is (generally) PIE *s
> but some cases are more complicated.
>
> PIE *kw is PAA *q.
>
> Arabic 1 qâyadh? "to barter, to exchange goods"
> Greek tî-ô "to estimate, to honour"
> Arabic qîma "cost, value" = Greek tîmê
>
> Arabic 2 qad?aya "to pay back (a crime, a debt), to
> judge"
> Greek "tînô" and poenâ "punishment"
>
> I will add :
>
> sekw "to follow" = Arabic *saq
>
> There are plenty of examples of *kw becoming *q.
> Get ready to be flooded.
>
> Arnaud
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