Res: [tied] Re: Brahman... akin to Flamen or to Bragi... or both

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 66092
Date: 2010-04-17

Why not just *bhla:-, with extensions -d and -g(H) ?

JS Lopes



De: Francesco Brighenti <frabrig@...>
Para: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Enviadas: Sexta-feira, 16 de Abril de 2010 5:27:32
Assunto: [tied] Re: Brahman... akin to Flamen or to Bragi... or both

 



Joao S. Lopes wrote (N.B. I have slightly edited the text of his post):

> [Could <fla:men> come from older <*fra:men>, modified through
> influence of flamma?]

I think one should analyse, in the first place, the Latin-Messapic (Illyrian?) isogloss <fla:men> :: <blamini> 'priest'.

Latin <fla:men> seems to be an older neuter indicating the performance of the sacrifice, which makes the connection with Proto-Germanic *blo:tan- 'sacrifice' likely.

Sophus Bugge suggested in the late 19th century that <fla:men> is from an older *fla:d-men < PIE *bhla:d(-s)- men 'sacrificer' .

Messapic <blamini> too may have derived from PIE *bhla:d(-s)- men (?).

As to Proto-Germanic *blo:tan, it can easily be derived from a PIE verbal stem *bhla:d- 'to sacrifice'.

Regards,
Francesco