Re[4]: [tied] Gemination in Celtic

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 56198
Date: 2008-03-29

At 9:37:03 AM on Saturday, March 29, 2008, fournet.arnaud
wrote:

> From: Brian M. Scott

>> At 3:00:24 AM on Saturday, March 29, 2008, fournet.arnaud
>> wrote:

>>> From: Anders R. Joergensen

>>>>> pott- "pottery" < *kwoH2-t-eH2
>>>>> k_w_H2 as in Greek kaFiô "to burn"

>>>> What Celtic words are you referring to?

>>> French pot for example.

>> Not a good choice.

> Why is not a good choice ?

For a reason that should be obvious from the two passages
that I quoted, one of which I even left in French for you:
it does not appear to be a Celtic word in the first place.

Brian