Klarinet Archive - Posting 000246.txt from 2005/09

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pinky again
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:52:44 -0400

On 22 Sep, Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.org> wrote:

> Tony, I had seen your original post, but I think it's coincidence that
> penki meaning 5 in Lithuanian is similar to pinky meaning the 5th finger
> in English, barring any etymological evidence of its derivation.

I suppose I want to ask, what would constitute 'etymological evidence' of its
derivation?

And, it's not similar -- it's *the same*.

Compare: the first bar of the Mozart clarinet concerto is 'the same' as the
second bar. :-)

Tony
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