Re: Greek kitharis

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "david_russell_watson" <liberty@...>
wrote:

>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "david_russell_watson" <liberty@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > No. Beside the tanbur-e se ta:r, or "three-stringed pandore",
> > > we have also the dota:r, c^a:rta:r, panc^ta:r, and s^as^ta:r,
> > > with originally two, four, five, and six strings respectively.
> > >
> > > There's no connection between 'sitar' and 'kithara'.
> >
> > I said nothing about a connection between the two; only about
> > the origin of the Greek word.
>
> You claimed a *ky~tHry~ for "an Indo-Iranian language". What
> attested Indo-Iranian form do you suppose that explains then?

It explains G kitharis, borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language.

> Moreover, mine was a post to a thread devoted to the question
> of whether 'sitar' and 'kithara' are etymologiclly related or
> not, with that last sentence being my answer to that question.

You thought I said sitar was related; I said nothing about it at
all. Rather than replying to the person who asked the question, you
told me "No" for no reason (he understood my message; he asked me
again if I thought they were related since I hadn't answered that part).

>
> > Also, I never said k > s (or anything similar) before new y.
> > The message in this thread that apparently sparked the recent
> > question is below; complain to him if you disagree.
>
> No, it was your mention of Indo-Iranian.

What are you saying "No" to?