'Cloak' and 'Wholeness'– iconicity of the lexemes 'telo' and 'put'

Analysis of the lexemes telo and put arrives to the conclusion that the original iconicity of the lexeme telo “body” (<*tel- “a flat surface, a plank”) represents the formation of the amorphous, unformed substance under a pressure, compressing, or division (a cutting off or separation) and refers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bašić Ivana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade 2013-01-01
Series:Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
Subjects:
put
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2013/0350-08611301075B.pdf