Re: Res: [tied] Odysseus

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

>
> Comparing Greek pelea/ptelea, Latin populus and Slavic topolI, we

have two altenative ways:

>
> *popol- > dissimilated > *topol-
> *topol- > assimilated > *popol-

It seems likely tp- > pp- in some IE then inserted a V (the same as
the following?).

> A Proto-Greek *tpeleya- would explain pelea/ptelea allonyms (cp.

khthon/khamai); the similar doublet ptolemos/polemos has no IE cognate
to make comparation easier.

Possibly G pelemizo: 'shake, cause to tremble' and 'tremble' in the
passive with ON felmta 'be frightened, tremble', etc.