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A noun *york- has been reconstructed as the PIE name of the ‘roedeer’. This paper offers a review of the sometimes unexpected history of this root-noun and its derivatives in those daughter languages that have kept them: Greek ζορκ-, δορκ- (1), Celtic *york-, *yurk- (2), probably Germanic *raiχ- (3)...

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Published in:Historische Sprachforschung 2021-10, Vol.134 (1), p.239-289
Main Author: Viredaz, Rémy
Format: Article
Language:eng ; fre
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Summary:A noun *york- has been reconstructed as the PIE name of the ‘roedeer’. This paper offers a review of the sometimes unexpected history of this root-noun and its derivatives in those daughter languages that have kept them: Greek ζορκ-, δορκ- (1), Celtic *york-, *yurk- (2), probably Germanic *raiχ- (3), possibly Indic ŕ̥ś-ya- (4). Unrelated to *york-, on the other hand, are Armenian ors ‘hunt, game’ (8), and probably Latin hircus (5), Luwian irwa- (6), Tocharian yerkwantala* (7).
ISSN:0935-3518
2196-8071
DOI:10.13109/hisp.2021.134.1.239