[Lexicog] A prototypical blessing

[Peter Kirk]

On 23/04/2004 15:42, Wayne Leman wrote:

> Etymologically, yes, but lexically (synchronically), no. It's just a
> leave-taking, of course, today, with no idea of a blessing or reference to
> any deity.
>
> Wayne Leman
> Cheyenne project
>
> > >
> > English "Goodbye" is of course a shortened blessing: "God be with you".
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Peter Kirk
>
Well, yes, but the same is true of Fritz's German examples, I'm not sure
about his African language ones. Also for that matter of my Azerbaijani
"goodbye", Xudahafiz = God (Persian) remember/protect (Arabic).

--
Peter Kirk
peter at qaya.org (personal)
peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
http://www.qaya.org/



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