Re: Latin re:ne:s 'kidneys'

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:

>
> As for metathetic changes involving *n and *r in Latin, Anttila's
> etymology of re:nes 'kidneys' is worth another look:
>
> *negWHr- (Gk. nepHrós, Gmc. *neGWr-an-) > *nehr- > *ne:r- > re:n-
> (probably influenced by lie:n 'spleen', cf. the variant <rienes>).
>

The true etymology for Latin re:ne:s 'kidneys' is from PIE *sreneh2/4- 'hip' (Lithuanian stréna 'loin', Avestan ra:na:- 'thigh').