Re: [MTLR] Re: The paradox of the Basco-Caucasian hypothesis

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 62236
Date: 2008-12-21

On 2008-12-21 12:59, Arnaud Fournet wrote:

> Many words in Uralic are unrecognized LWs.
> For example atskol "a step"
> What about PIE at- "walk"
> Sktr at-iyati
> *ot-sk-olo- > common Uralic *atskol

Skt. ati-ya:- 'pass by, surpass' contains the _prefix_ <ati-> 'over,
beyond, super-', occurring in hundreds of Sanskrit words. The
corresponding PIE adverb/preposition is *h2at-o-/*h2at-i (also with
meanings like 'away (from)', most likely from the root *h2at- 'go on,
keep walking, run' (Skt. átati would be a better illustration).
Well-known derivatives include *h2át-no- 'year' (> Lat. annus).

Piotr