Re: Hebraic Sara/Sarai "princesse" < PIE *sor- "woman"
From: Joao S. Lopes Message: 71707 Date: 2014-03-31
Any non-Semitic cognate for s´arrum ?
JS Lopes
Em Sexta-feira, 28 de Março de 2014 3:14, A. da Mek <a.da_mek0@...> escreveu:
> Is it possible that Hebraic Sara/Sarai,meaning princesse, came from an IE
> source, *sor- "woman", perhaps through Anatolian sar-?
The PSem root ŚR(R) is used not only as a feminine śarratum, but also as a
masculine śarrum "king, prince". Moreover, it does not begin with a plain
/s/, but with a lateral one.