Re: Res: [tied] The -SG- in Greek (PELASGOS)

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From: Joao S. Lopes
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Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:12 PM
Subject: Res: Res: [tied] The -SG- in Greek (PELASGOS)


Yes, *khtongne:tos would be the Greek form, but I'm sugesting that Gigant-
came from a IE Pre-Greek language. It's IE, but not Proto-Greek. Ge: and
Da:, both meaning "earth", point to a *dHg^hm- root, giving first *dga:,
and further with two divergent developments: *dga: > *ga: (ge:) and *gda: >
da:. Since *g^H > *g, this can't be regular Greek, but a IE substratum or
adstratum, akin to Illyric, Albanian, Thracian, Armenian, or anymore else..

JS Lopes

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What is the mythological basis to assume "gigants" have any connection with
the Earth ?

Is there any reason to assume that hypothesis ?

A.