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6.4.2.2 Paradigm serving to support the preceding example of Indo-European formation by prosthesis: Gael., Semit. -t > I.E. p-t "to fly". Extra-European -t > I.E p-t "father":

Amerind: Dakotaatefather
Amerind: Nahuatlfather
Amerind: Yucatecatatfather
Amerind: (autres langues)tada, tayta, attata, téfather
Amerind: Quichuatatafather
Amerindtaman
Tahitiantataman
Maoritangataman
Cambodgiantaaïeul
Tartaratai, otaifather
Chuvashattjafather
Finnishtaatafather
Lappishatyfather
Turcatafather
Hung.atyafather
Chinese: Shangaïah-tiahfather
Turcic: centr. Asiaatamonsieur
Amh.atomonsieur
Hitt.atuseigneur
Sumer.ta, ata, adafather
Chald.etfather
Elamiteattagrand-father
Hitt.attaSgrand-father
Akk.ateingrand-father
Anc.Greekattagrand-father
Tokh.atälgrand-father
Ossetishädafather
Drav.attagrand-father
Tamilatta, tatatgrand-father
Canaresetatafather
Bengalitatefather
Japanesetotofather
Caucasus: Kai, Var., Kub.attaman
Caucasus: Xür.adaman
Caucasus: Cax., Aug.dadman
Caucasus: TcheCzechman
Caucasus: Ebatattman
Basqueata, aitafather
Frisianheitafather
Guancheaitaman; aiteam the people
Gael.S.athairfather ð Lat. pater, hereunder
Berb.iddifather
Hitt.hattithe people?
Lettishtautathe people
Hitt.antuhman
Anc.Greekanthroposman. Whence anthérix "beard" which is proper to man and not vice versa
Lettishtevfather
Lith.tevasfather
Czechotecman
Russianotezman
Slavic dial.atcha, otche, otse, etsefather
Basquetxeman
Span.: Cast., Val.cheman
Germ.(OHG)attogrand-father
Alb.atëriancestors
Lat.atavusbisaïeul
Pers.atàfather
Ital.(TI)attafather
Ital.(Berg.)tatafather
Celt.tatfather
Cat.taitafather
Roman.tatâfather
Alb.tatëfather
Ukr.tatofather
R.Rom.tatgrand-father
Engl.dadfather
H.sem.daduncle
Berb.dadauncle, oldest in the family
Eth.: Gallaadedauncle
Franç. (enfant.)tatiaunt
Franç.tanteaunt
Engl.auntaunt
Germ.tanteaunt
Caucasus: Cax.adamiman
Caucasusadan(Kir., Avar, Kar, Did., Aku.) man
Caucasus: Lak.adamineman
Caucasus: Var.adimman
Caucasus: Xür.adam'iliman
Caucasus: Udi.adamarman
Caucasus: Rut.edemman
Caucasus: Agu, Tap.adamiman
Caucasus: Biridimiman
Caucasus: Dz.adomiman
Caucasus: Xir.admiman
Crimeaadamman
Kirghizatamman
Pers.(a.litt.)adamfather
Phoen.adonlord
Hebr.adonimonsieur
Gael.I.duineman
Cymrydynman.
Span.don(Ital. id.) title of deference for a man; fem. doña, Ital. donna,
Port.domtitle of deference for a man
Gael.I. (o.liter., borrow.)dhomyosman
Lat.dominuslord (no relation to domus house)
Lat.hominesinfantry: the men (Caes., Liv.)
Franç.hommeRoman. om, Ital. uomo, Span. hombre could
belong to this group (with loss of /d/), but in any case not to humus, etymology proposed by Isidorus of Sevilla "because man is born from mud" (!), an explanation that one has not been able, or has not dared refute 1500 years later ! Goth. guma "man" (doubtful definition, cf. Swed. gumma "bonne femme" good-natured woman) is not related to homme. Germ mann, Engl. man etc. are without any relation, see ð4.7.9.. It is interesting to note that Pok.: 415 derives homo and duine (above) from the same root, but by an unlikely phonetic juggling, and without due consideration to common sense (homo from humus and duine from du "place"); all these terms, according to Pokorny, would derive from the root zem "earth" (which is Slavic and not Romance);accordingly man would be "the terrestrial one" (in what characters, one wonders, does he differ from the other terrestrial species ?)

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