Re: Latin re:ne:s 'kidneys'

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

>
> On 2009-06-10 18:04, Octavià Alexandre wrote:
>
> > The true etymology for Latin *re:ne:s* 'kidneys' is from PIE
> > **sreneh2/4-* 'hip' (Lithuanian *stréna* 'loin', Avestan *ra:na:-
> > *'thigh').
>
> How do you know which etymology is "the true" one? ;-)
>

It looks sound to me.