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

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 62238
Date: 2008-12-21

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From: "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...>
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Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] [MTLR] Re: The paradox of the Basco-Caucasian hypothesis


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> 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
>
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ok
Thank you
i'll emend this immediately.

By the way,
you still have not answered my little question about H1 in tomH1os.
I'm still interested.

A.