tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post2380528213669373532..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: Minoans, Greeks, the Po Valley and ArretiumGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-61096740537465594772009-09-22T12:38:09.664-05:002009-09-22T12:38:09.664-05:00Thanks, Glen.
"V.CVC.CVC which seems to be u...Thanks, Glen.<br /><br /><b>"V.CVC.CVC which seems to be unnatural for Etruscan perhaps because of the string of closed syllables here."</b> <br /><br />Never realised this.<br />And your example <br /><br /><b>Κλυταιμνάστρα is simplified to Cluθumusθa</b> <br /><br />is convincing.ZUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733661299497804284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-77747131392244331272009-09-21T19:09:39.292-05:002009-09-21T19:09:39.292-05:00Come to think of it, another reason to simplify *A...Come to think of it, another reason to simplify <b>*Aritrim</b> to <b>Aritim</b> would also be the repetitive liquid.Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-90150926858836017422009-09-21T17:29:10.000-05:002009-09-21T17:29:10.000-05:00Welcome, Zu.
"If I am well informed the upsi...Welcome, Zu.<br /><br /><b><i>"If I am well informed the upsilon was pronounced like the oo in 'book' before 800 BC."</i></b><br /><br />I wasn't trying to imply that the name Arretium was born in Minoan times, only the trading in the general area of the Po. So concerning the name itself, it seems post-800 BCE anyway and what we expect here is a rounded high vowel /y/ as in Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-15606952376985481072009-09-21T13:50:27.151-05:002009-09-21T13:50:27.151-05:00Hello Glen!
If I am well informed the upsilon w...Hello Glen! <br /><br /><br />If I am well informed the upsilon was pronounced like the oo in "book" before 800 BC. <br />Also, I can't see a reason why the Etruscans would drop the "r" after the "t", as "tr" is not rare in their language. <br /><br />As a second thought: "Etruscanizing" foreign words often gave strange results, like ZUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733661299497804284noreply@blogger.com