Re: Limitations of the comparative method

Just try looking at the table of conversion at

http://geocities.com/proto-language/c-AFRASIAN-3_table.htm

The PL form is THSA-HA-P?A

this yields Arabic dhahab (Hebrew zahav)

and PIE *t(h)aHw- -> *ta:w-


Patrick

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:48 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [tied] Re: Limitations of the comparative method


>
> Incidentally. Arabic dhahab is related to a number of other Arabic words
> meaning 'smelt'.
>
> Applying my rules for conversions between Arabic and PIE, dhahab can
> easily
> be related to PIE *ta:w-, 'smelt'.
>
> Patrick
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> No,
> Arabic dhahb cannot be PIE *ta:w.
> It can only be *daH2-w or *daH2-b
>
> which also means my own reconstruction
> of western PIE *H_H-w-s
> cannot be a *real* *cognate* with
> Hebrew zahab.
> Arabic refutes this idea.
> In fact, some loan-process must have occurred
>
> Arnaud
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