[B-Greek] Act 27:14 TUFWNIKOS
frjsilver at optonline.net
frjsilver at optonline.net
Wed Dec 6 12:23:43 EST 2006
I think it's just a coincidence, esp. since it's hard for me to imagine the /a/ getting backed and lowered to /u/ with an Umlaut. But hey! -- You never know!
Gk etymologies I've consulted are unproductive, although MGk has TUFWNAS (masc.) for 'typhoon'.
Stress and tone vary, but similar Greek words function in semantic fields such as 'stupid', 'blind', 'smoky', 'smoke-producing', 'wind storm'. Then there's always the frequently encountered allophonic relationship between /p/ and /f/.
One of my professors of college Greek (hHSIODOS, hOMHROS, pre-classical) was convinced that all human languages are connected, but in tracing their connections, 'ultimately it all breaks down'. For all I know, Etruscan might have come from outer space! [[;-)33
Father James Silver
Monk James
Orthodox Church in America
----- Original Message -----
From: Oun Kwon
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:21 am
Subject: [B-Greek] Act 27:14 TUFWNIKOS
To: B Greek
> Act 27:14 MET OU POLU DE EBALEN KAT AUTHS ANEMOS TUFWNIKS hO
> KALOUMENOS EURAKULWN
>
> The English word Typhoon is from Chinese meaning 'great wind'.
> Is the
> Gk TUFWNIKOS originated from a Chinese (it would be surprising
> if it
> did) or is the semblance coincidental?
>
> Oun Kwon.
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