Re: *pu:tium prae-pu:tium sala-pu:tium

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 51920
Date: 2008-01-27

 
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From: Patrick Ryan
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 5:58 PM
Subject: [Courrier indésirable] Re: [tied] Re: *pu:tium prae-pu:tium sala-pu:tium

in my opinion, the ultimate root of *pu:-ti in PIE is *p(h)ewH-, 'stink', a related form of *p(h)ew-, 'swell up'. The connection is that dead animals swell up and split apart during decomposition, and generate a horrendous stink.
The linguistic connection between words for disagreeable odors and

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both male and female genitals is well-known.

Patrick
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That's kind of an obession with you.

I thought You had bathrooms up there.

Arnaud

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