tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post3562570981485758353..comments2024-03-19T21:41:42.835+01:00Comments on Poemas del río Wang: Svaneti 1. StonesStudiolumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-49837220685601624992022-02-01T10:14:58.953+01:002022-02-01T10:14:58.953+01:00Thank you, Hans. An achangel may also be wrong; on...Thank you, Hans. An achangel may also be wrong; only the pope is infallible. However, I saw him secretly consulting Vasmer’s <i>Этимологический словарь русского языка</i> where he found this etymology. True, Vasmer derives it from Gothic, so it might well be Proto-Germanic and not something more ancient.<br /><br />Please come back, read, enjoy and nitpick!Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-69406282191329214992022-01-31T18:03:36.844+01:002022-01-31T18:03:36.844+01:00The esteemed archangel is misattributing a word:
t...The esteemed archangel is misattributing a word:<br /><i>the ancient Indo-European root of *handu-gaz, “working with the hand”</i><br />"handugaz" is Proto-Germanic, so from a daughter of Indo-European, andiz's not a root but a full word. <br />It's always easier to nitpick than to praise, so let me just add that I read Your blog regularly and really love the unknown beautifil Corners of the world that you present.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929065286701743522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-17674653770516039232022-01-22T12:34:56.735+01:002022-01-22T12:34:56.735+01:00Thanks for this enlightening post.Thanks for this enlightening post.Tororohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635264152016312595noreply@blogger.com