Tocharian (was: A question about language-naming)
| From: | Y.Penzev <isaacp@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 7:04 |
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Moji prywitannja, Janku!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:58 AM
> --- "Y.Penzev" <isaacp@...> wrote: > Privet, Jan!
>
> "I've recently remembered that one of my early
> projects (when a schoolboy) was called "Tocharian"
> (Toxaríski}... I knew nothing about extinct IE langs
> that time..."
>
> That's quite remarkable! You didn't leave any notes of
> it, by accident?
Unfortunately, no. All my projects made as a schoolboy went to a trash bin
during my long-long absense at my parents' home :-((
I just remember, that it was based on Greek words that I could find in
explanations to medical terminology... It's clear since it was called {te
toxariski glosa}...
> You might remember that the "real"
> Tocharian is one (actually two) of my favourite
> languages.
If you've got any links to on-line materials about it, send 'em to me -
I'll be glad.
> Yours,
> Jan
Buwaj zdorowyj,
Yitzik