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From: mcv@inter.NL.net (Miguel Carrasquer)
Subject: Re: More Proto-World
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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 07:57:09 GMT
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In article <37q421$b6a@news.asu.edu>,  <tarchon@imap2.asu.edu> wrote:
>Jacques Guy (jbm@newsserver.trl.oz.au) wrote:
>: Now back to Proto-World.
>
>: English tower /taua/ 
>: Chinese ta3  (pagoda)
>: French  terre (earth)
>
>
>: This suggests *taura, of uncertain meaning. The
>: ball is now in your court for suggestions as to
>: what *taura meant in Proto-World!
>
>Proto-world "*taura" = "pile of [fill in the euphemism]" :)
>

Which explains IE/Semitic *tawr- "bull" 

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