Greek question (night?)
X99Lynx at aol.com
X99Lynx at aol.com
Mon Mar 8 06:27:19 UTC 1999
In a message dated 3/7/99 9:42:14 PM, "Patrick C. Ryan" <proto-
language at email.msn.com> wrote:
<<...if *negh-w- were the basis for both, as I think likely,... *negh-(w)-,
'dark', with root extensions -t, 'night',...>>
Am I correct in this meaning that the reconstruction here is *negh-w-t >
"night?"
Why would that /-t be there? In which IE languages does -t appear in "night"
besides Germanic or Modern French?
Regards,
Steve Long
[ Moderator's response:
Greek _nuks, nuktos_, Latin _nox, noctis_, Sanskrit _nak (IIRC), naktam_,
Hittite _nekuz = nek{^w}t+s_, ...
--rma ]
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