Re: Res: Res: [tied] Latin il+C, ir+C, etymology

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:

> I'd compare milvus "kite" to Greek mermnos "kite" and OHG smerlo

"merlin", perhaps through *merlivos. mermnos < *merbnos < *mergWnos;
or *merdmos ?

>
> JS Lopes

The simplest explanation for Latin and Germanic is:

smermnos (etc.)
smermlos (nasal dissimilation)
smerwlos (nasal dissimilation or regular/r_l?)
smerwlos smerlwos
smerlos smerlwos
smerlos merlwos
smerlos mirlwos
smerlos mi_lwos
smerlos mi:lwos

etc.