Re: Origin of *marko- Margus murg ma'rgas amurg

On 2008-04-15 23:21, alexandru_mg3 wrote:

> There was Piotr here that asserted that there are no trace of animals
> names in Baltic related to the Germanic marko
>
> False.
>
> a) Such names refers to ox, cow, dog in Baltic see

They refer to the colour of animals, not to any particular species. Gmc.
*marxa-, *marxjo:n- and Celtic *marko- refer to horses (never to dogs,
oxen, etc.). More specifically, they suggest a horse's function
('saddle-horse'), but never its colour. Also, *m(a)rg- doesn't fit
either Celtic or Germanic (there is no "Germanic marko-"), both of which
seem to derive from a form with *k (or *k^).

Piotr