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dgkilday57@...
Datum: 2013-12-03 07:30
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Ärende: [tied] RE: PIE six and seven: questions
Thanks for a really deep-going reasoning about the possibilities of the
origin of IE numerals. Very stimulating for musing over. I am looking
forward to your freaking book.
It would be interesting to hear about the intelligent possibilities of
*ok^t (or *h3k^t or even double *h3k^t).
What about traces pointing to an early competing system of tetrads,
using the thumb against the long fingers when counting:
- the first three numerals declined in case and numeral; in Russian 2 3
4 take genitive singular
- *-kWe in *pen-kWe (1234 and the *pen-). I've seen etymologies
explaining the rised thumb connected with 'fin'
- when a child I remember I was a bit annoyed by not having **octember
to make a symmetrical autumn for the months;
- *ok^t-o: has the same ending as *du-o: what are two *ok^t- ? and
doesn't something 'new' start when you have used all the long fingers
on both hands?
As for counting shepherds might have used the thumb against the back of
the phalanges of the long fingera, thus giving the system of twelve
months, inches etc.
I remember being taught as a child to use the knuckles and vales
between them to determine which months had 31 days or less. Perhaps the
seven days of the week have its origin in counting knuckles and vales?
Well, there is a lot of stuff to make a good book.
In the meantime, thank you for a really interesting reading.
Lars