tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post1745396646749404664..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: The Etruscan name RamnunaGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-63633630402265116692011-06-05T16:54:58.053-05:002011-06-05T16:54:58.053-05:00Silly me, I'm writing a response to Seadog Dri...Silly me, I'm writing a response to Seadog Driftwood right now and I noticed that my arguments are identical to Ketsuban's! I'll save my fingers. ;o)Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-82241037302955927652011-06-05T13:39:49.304-05:002011-06-05T13:39:49.304-05:00Seadog Driftwood:
The main issue I see with linkin...Seadog Driftwood:<br />The main issue I see with linking Etruscan <b>clan</b> with Gaelic <i>clann</i> is the fact the link with Latin <i>planta</i> explains Middle Welsh <i>plant</i> as well as the final <i>d</i> in Old Irish <i>cland</i>. If you're suggesting a link with Etruscan <b>clan</b> you have to explain where both the <i>p</i> in Middle Welsh and the final coronal plosive in Middle Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098587142108525189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-25801371710766253822011-06-04T07:20:02.194-05:002011-06-04T07:20:02.194-05:00I don't know where else to ask this, so I'...I don't know where else to ask this, so I'm going to risk anathema by bringing up an irrelevant topic.<br /><br />While re-reading Fortson's <i>Indo-European Language and Culture</i>, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable with the etymology given for "clan", i.e. coming from Latin <i>planta</i>. Looking at the Online Etymology Dictionary (http://www.etymonline.com/Casey Goransonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515485425230479050noreply@blogger.com