Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: On the ordering of some PIE rules

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: On the ordering of some PIE rules


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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
> To: "fournet.arnaud" <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:27 PM
> Subject: [Courrier indsirable] Re[2]: [tied] Re: On the ordering of some
> PIE
> rules
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> > At 3:54:21 PM on Sunday, April 20, 2008, fournet.arnaud
> > wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >> Pokorny 67 arkw "arc, flèche"
> >> Latin arcus "arc"
> >> Germanique *arxwo: "flèche"
> >> Grec ardis "flèche"
> >> The Greek word does not have the -kw / q suffix.
> >
> > And does not belong to Pokorny's *arqu-. Beekes suggests
> > *h2erd- 'point', making it cognate with OIr <aird> 'point,
> > extremity, direction' < PCelt. *ardi-. ON <erta> 'to taunt'
> > < *artjan could go here as well.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> ============
>
> I'll be happy with putting together words that mean "arrow",
>
> I won't have your "taunt, direction, arrow" salad.
>
> Arnaud
>
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Patrick:


To characterize a group of words that have the same form, *Ha(:)r- + *C
, and very relatable meanings, as a 'salad', with the aim of discounting it,
smacks of bias not science.

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