Re: * Re: Push (3)

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>>>> Eng rib < Tibetan rtsib
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>>> PIE *h1rebH- 'to cover (with a roof)', with reflexes in
>>> Greek, Germanic, Slavic, and perhaps II (Khufi <rawj>
>>> 'plank' < Proto-Iran. *rabaka, according to Mallory & Adams
>>> s.v. <roof>).
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>> We're talking about a rib (anatomical part) not a roof !?
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> I know. Apparently in Germanic and Slavic the ribs were seen as
> the roof (or perhaps the rafters) of the chest.
>
> Brian
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This is just an etymological fancy.
Apparently, as you say, it's a LW.

A.