Re: Valtellinese verca (was: Ligurian)

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

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> A simple change such as that could connect it to:
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> * wer.-kó+ > varëka- = leaf Av;
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> but that in itself complicates things as it could also be from:
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> * wer.-x-kó+ > varëka- = leaf Av;
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> which allows more, as that could connect it to:
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> * wer.-x-kó+ > * wer.s.-kHó+ > * wer.-kHs.ó+ > varës^a- Av;
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> and with r., not er. :
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> * wr.-x-kó+ > * wr.s.-kHó+ > * wr.-kHs.ó+ > vr.ks.á-s = tree/
> trunk/wood/staff of a bow RV S;
>

Also, including Slavic * wer.s.-kó+ \ * wer.-ks.ó+ > vr^esk \ vr^es = heather Cz; the presence of another C that surfaces as 0 or s in the cognates of verca is assured. Together:


* wer.-x-n.-kó+ > * wer.-x-r.-kó+ > * wer.-x-kó+ > verca = heather Valt It; varëka- = leaf Av;

* wer.-x-kó+ > * wer.s.-kHó+ > vr^esk = heather Cz;

* wer.s.-kHó+ > * wer.-kHs.ó+ > vr^es = heather Cz; varës^a- Av;

and with r., not er. :

* wr.-x-kó+ > * wr.s.-kHó+ > * wr.-kHs.ó+ > vr.ks.á-s = tree/
trunk/wood/staff of a bow RV S;

among many other possible cognates.