From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60716
Date: 2008-10-09
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From: "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...>
>
> You're trying to shift the burden of the proof, which lies squarely on
> your shoulders, not mine. The wide distribution of the cognates of
> *dje:us (as well as the characteristic set phrase *djeu *p&2ter 'O
> Father Sky') allows us to assume a PIE date for the word. Where is such
> evidence in the case of Varuna?
>
> Piotr
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It could be added that *d-ye:w-s has deeper roots in the past.
As regards the god Ares, is there a possibility it had an initial digamma ?
Arnaud