Remote Origins: The case of 'Water Towns', of Olbicella, and of root *alb-
Palaeo-Ligurian place-names of the type Alba, Old European river names Albis and the like, as well as their ablauting forms Olb- (> Orb- in Romance Ligurian) do not reflect directly Proto-Indo-European adjective *albho-‘white’; rather, they all continue a Pre-PIE extended root *Hal-bh- ‘water’cog...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1074282019-12-06T22:30:56Z Remote Origins: The case of 'Water Towns', of Olbicella, and of root *alb- Origini remote. Il caso delle “città d’acqua”, di Olbicella e della radice * alb- Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco School of Humanities and Social Sciences Linguistica Zero Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Palaeo-Ligurian place-names of the type Alba, Old European river names Albis and the like, as well as their ablauting forms Olb- (> Orb- in Romance Ligurian) do not reflect directly Proto-Indo-European adjective *albho-‘white’; rather, they all continue a Pre-PIE extended root *Hal-bh- ‘water’cognate with Sumerian halbia (> Akkadian halpium ‘well, water mass, waterhole’). A further analysis of *Hal-bh- leads to a comparison with PIE root*Hal- ‘nourish’. PIE suffixed form *HwaH-r- ‘water’ exhibits a similar diffusion. Published version 2016-06-22T05:37:31Z 2019-12-06T22:30:56Z 2016-06-22T05:37:31Z 2019-12-06T22:30:56Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Perono Cacciafoco, F. (2012). Remote Origins: The case of 'Water Towns', of Olbicella, and of root *alb-. Linguistica Zero, 5-20. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107428 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40740 185564 it Linguistica Zero © 2012 Universita degil Studi di Napoli L'Orientale. This paper was published in Linguistica Zero and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Universita degil Studi di Napoli L'Orientale. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. 16 p. application/pdf |
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Palaeo-Ligurian place-names of the type Alba, Old European river names Albis and the like, as well as their ablauting forms Olb- (> Orb- in Romance Ligurian) do not reflect directly Proto-Indo-European adjective *albho-‘white’; rather, they all continue a Pre-PIE extended root *Hal-bh- ‘water’cognate with Sumerian halbia (> Akkadian halpium ‘well, water mass, waterhole’). A further analysis of *Hal-bh- leads to a comparison with PIE root*Hal- ‘nourish’. PIE suffixed form *HwaH-r- ‘water’ exhibits a similar diffusion. |
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