From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 62493
Date: 2009-01-14
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From: "david_russell_watson" <liberty@...>
>> > I wonder if Polish or Srb has a single known Uralic LW.
>> > It would be interesting to document such a point.
>>
>> Oh, yes, we do have at least a couple of them: <sauna> and
>> <kantele>.
>
> The latter from P.I.E. *kan-tlom, no doubt.
> David
>
==
How do you explain -tele out of -tlom- ?
Why should it not be kantolo or kantala !?
=> very strange vocalic scheme.
I also wonder what Finnish sauna is from !?
Is this an Uralic word ?
A.