John Croft, concerning the "lamb/sheep" word (IS-173 *kOr'i)

>Then how do you explain its appearance in Altaic, Turkish and
>Mongolian

First of all, Turkish and Mongolian are part of the Altaic
family too, so we need only leave it at "its appearance in Altaic".
Second of all, what is the basis for the reconstruction
of such a sheep word in Altaic? Is the basis a realistic one
or is it based on a comparison of what are actually late loanwords
that have entered into the Altaic languages independently? I
presume the latter. Thoughts?


- love gLeN


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