Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?

----- Original Message -----
From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:49 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Francesco Brighenti" <frabrig@...>
wrote:
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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@>
> wrote:
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2) Das Vorhandensein dieses Wortes im Semitischen lässt es unstatthaft
erscheinen speciell die Indogermanen im Gegensatz zu den Semiten
'Arier' zu nennen (während dieser Name in engerer Bedeutung als
zusammenlassende Benennung der Indoiranier mit gutem Grunde gebraucht
werden kann).
"

Note the last note, Patrick.


Oh, and BTW, Copenhagen is burning and has been burning for four days
now, as the major cities in the provinces do too. This has nothing to
do with linguistics, but if I don't write it here, you guys will never
hear about it. I'm listening to the Swedish TV news now; no mention.


Torsten

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Thank you for transmitting the appropriate entries from Møller; he certain
covers all the bases.

I see nothing that interferes with interpreting *HHar- (PIE *(H)a(:)r-) as
'pale'.

Have I missed it?

By burning, you mean record heat, I hope.


Patrick