Bears and why they mostly are called otherwise

Thu Mar 16 06:05:48 UTC 2000

bay leaves turn brown when they are dried.

>From: Rick Mc Callister <rmccalli at sunmuw1.MUW.Edu>
>Subject: RE: Bears and why they mostly are called otherwise
>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:07:35 -0600

>	Isn't bay cognate to Spanish baya "berry, red", bayo "bay"? [from
>something like Celtic *baca?] In which case, the word originally meant
>"berry"?

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