Re: Arrows (was: On the ordering of some PIE rules)

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From: "Richard Wordingham" <richard@...>
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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:13 AM
Subject: [tied] Arrows (was: On the ordering of some PIE rules)


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
wrote:
> By the way,
>
> Sarmatians : saru-math "archer"
> Cf. Mongolian z^oruGa "arrow"
> Tungus-mandchu *sori "to throw arrows"

But is it a loan from Indo-Iranian? There seem to be several possible
PIE roots for, for example, Sanskrit _çara_ 'arrow'.

> Cf. marko "horse"
> Mongolian mori "horse"
>
> No relationship, of course...

You've already mentioned this one.

> Mongolians are not well-known for riding horses and being good
archers, of
> course...

Before the 13th century?

Actually, there's some genetic evidence for some Iranians becoming
Mongols.

Richard.

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Patrick:

Maybe they learned archery from Cupid?


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