Re: Greek psephas/knephas/dnophos/zophos: linked?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Tavi" <oalexandre@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Torsten" <tgpedersen@> wrote:

> > > This root would be ultimately related to NEC *h\nitts^wV 'night,
> evening'.

> > Related how?

> > > Either by way of borrowing (in the case the languages involved
> > > aren't genetically related) or common inheritance (otherwise).

> > So words are related either by way of borrowing or by common
> inheritance. Thank you for enlightening me.

> Wasn't this your question about?

I believe Torsten's reasonable point is that the correct answer to "Related how?" is "I don't know", or perhaps an explanation of why you don't know.

Richard.