Re: Puhvel's derivation & comparison

On 2008-12-08 15:39, tgpedersen wrote:

> "The Egyptian Chronicles" wrote:
>>
>> Jaan Puhvel once proposed a derivation from PIE *h3erp- and
>> comparison with Latin rapio 'to ravish, steal, rob' (1991:
>> 182-183). Was his suggestion accepted or rejected by fellow
>> Indo-Europeanists?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
> Did you leave something out? What word was being derived and
> compared?

LIV compares <rapio:> with Lith. (ap)-ré.piu 'umgeben, umfassen', Alb.
rjep 'zieht aus, beraubt' and Gk. eréptomai 'rupfe, reiße ab'. The
reconstruction proposed there is *(h1)rep-, and the Latin present is
said to reflect *r&p-jé/ó-, with a schwa secundum.

Piotr