--- In
cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "david_russell_watson" <liberty@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "A." <xthanex@> wrote:
> >
> > In light of Piotr's etymology, did anyone ever have an opinion
> > regarding Alexander's question of Targitaus <-> Thraetaona ??
>
> 'Thraetaona' is a clear-cut derivative of the name of Thrita,
> whose Vedic counterpart is Trita (Aptya), from P.I.E. *trito-
> "third",
I disagree. They definitely are related, from *trii-tew-x-nos
'three (times) strong', used for a man with three sons. The changes
involve n > n. > N after a velar which returns to n much later in most
IE (but not if nasal dissimilation occurred first like Latin -go:(n-)
or Iranian *xakYmnixYno- > *akYm.n.iyn.o- > *akYm.NayNo- > *asagaina-
'of stone').
The change of ii>ai after r might have been regular in Iranian but
*dwii- allowed analogy (in both directions).
The IE languages that had this metathesis probably went:
trii-tew-x-nos
trai-tew-x-nos
trii-tew-x-nos ana. (if needed)
trii-tew-x-Nos
trii-tew-Nos
trii-teu-Nos
tri-teu-Nos
tri-No-teus
tri-go-teus
tri-ga-taus
This specific name could have had an additional i-a metathesis at
any time (not seen in others).