--- Christophe Grandsire
<christophe.grandsire@...> wrote: > En réponse à
bnathyuw <bnathyuw@...>:
>
> >
> > oh yes, weather words :
> >
> > |sos| wind ( from |sas| moving air )
> > |pes| rain ( from |pas| moving water )
> > |ler| puddle ( from |lar| sitting water )
> > |was| branch ( cognate with |wes| forearm and
> |wos|
> > calf (lower leg) )
> > |kowak| duck (!)
> >
>
> And what is the connection of the duck to the
> weather? (I would have thought
> about the frog personally :))) )
>
oh, the classic ( and cliched ) british phrase :
'nice weather for ducks'
bn
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bnathyuw | landan | arR
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