Re: Basque mendi 'mountain'

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

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> > I'm afraid Latin isn't the only source of p- > Goidelic *kW-.

For example, Middle Irish céite 'hill, eminence,

> > open space, assembly'

< Goidelic *kWantjo- 'hill', which corresponds to the substrate root *pant- I

> > mentioned before. 
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> That doesn't seem plausible, since P-Celtic *pant- would likely come from Celtic *kwant-
>

I'm afraid this *pant- could be anything but P-Celtic. IMHO the corresponding Celtic form is *bando-/*bendo- 'peak, top'.