Re: On the ordering of some PIE rules

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Subject: Re: [tied] Re: On the ordering of some PIE rules


> This discussion is rapidly straying off-topic for Cybalist. -BMS
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> From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
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> >> Sarmatians : saru-math "archer"
> >> Cf. Mongolian z^oruGa "arrow"
> > >Tungus-mandchu *sori "to throw arrows"
> >
> > >Arnaud
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> >Ernout-Meillet:
> >'sagitta, -ae f. (i):
> >1° flèche;
> >2° objet en forme de flèche:
> >pointe d'une branche (cf. Isid., Or.17,5,7);
> >lancette; sagittaire (Plante); la Flèche (constellation).-
> >Ancien (Pl., Naev.), usuel. M.L. 7508.
> >Sans doute mot d'emprunt une langue non indo-européenne; l'arc et la
> >flèche ne sont pas des armes nationales Rome. La finale -itta paraît
> >étrusque; Plaute scande sagita, cf. Havet, Man. crit. verb. § 1142,
> >Lindsay, Early Lat. Verse, p.115.'
> >Torsten
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>
> I believe there are two roots :
> *zar and *zaG-
>
> *zaG seems to be of Caucasian origin,
> since *zaG has three meanings there :
> 1. Reed ; 2. arrow ; 3. hedgehog


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Patrick:

Arnaud, is the <z> [ts] or [z]?

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