Re: The evolution of word Raja

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60517
Date: 2008-09-30

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Subject: RE: [tied] The evolution of word Raja


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>>>. The root is *h3reg^- 'go in a straight line, stretch out' and
>>> figuratively (already in PIE) 'guide, give directions, rule'.
>
>>Are there traces of the initial H3 in compounds ?
>>I mean xx-v+H3reg > xx-v:-reg as it sometimes happens in Skrt.
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> Don't know, but the h3 is shown by Greek orego:
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> Peter
>
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Yes, I agree,
But I'm just asking for a complement,
to make sure that the initial H in *Hre:g is confirmed.

Arnaud