Re: A Semitic etymology for Odisseus?

From: The Egyptian Chronicles
Message: 69298
Date: 2012-04-11

piervantrink <piervantrink@...> wrote : "Thank for your answers, the Semitic root I speculate it bein connected with odysseus/oulixes/olysseus is a biradical root (2 consonants) consisiting of an alveolar lateral affricative [tl] then a voiced or emphatic alveolar central affricative [ts]"

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Ishinan:
 
Hi,
 
Arabic and Ugaritic are known to have the most complete inventory of Semitic consonants. Traditionally these two Semitic languages include "emphatic" consonants such as  /tˤ, dˤ, sˤ, ðˤ/ (ط,‎ ض,‎ ص,‎ ظ) or Ta', Dad, Sad, Za'. Unfortunately, 'tl'  (?)   and 'ts' are not Semitic. The latter 'ts'  is more peculiar to a modern Ashkenazim rendition of the letter Sad, which  BTW is
non-existent in Biblical Hebrew.
 
Further, I  am afraid nothing of what you are proposing can lead you to relate them to your topic.  However, if you are interested in a possible relationship between ancient Greek mythology and Semitic, I would suggest to look into 'Europa'.
 
Best regards,
 
Ishinan