Re: dhuga:ter ('LARYNGEALS')

My point is that even expressive words often have some
suggestive tie-in --e.g. English zizz "to sleep" is
onomatopoeic. Some of the Basque words beginning in
mal- may be based in part on Romance mal-.


--- Miguel Carrasquer Vidal <miguelc@...> wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:07:44 -0700 (PDT), Rick
> McCallister
> <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
>
> >Yes, I remember what Trask said about it
> >But I'd look first at boxo and see if it could have
> >inspired moko, mosko
> >I'd also look and see if boxo is related to Spanish
> >bozal "muzzle"
> >or if moko could be from Spanish boca with the -a
> >reanalyzed as an article
> >Yes, there are "expressive forms" but I got the
> >impression that Trask used them a bit too often as
> a
> >cover for "I dunno"
>
> I really don't think so.
>
> Just one example:
>
>

http://www.buber.net/Basque/Euskara/Larry/note_12.html

>
> =======================
> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> miguelc@...
>
>

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