Re: tula, tular, etruscans [was fyrd]

From: Julian Lord <julian.lord_at_...>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 22:47:28 +0100


Ian Cooper  

> Tom wrote:
> >Now how do i pronounce tula? 'toola' or 'tewla'?. Where does tula
> come from?
>
> My assumption it comes from the etruscan term for a sacred
> boundary 'tular', derived from the word 'tul'or stone, because the
> boundary markers were sacred stones. It is one of the few known words
> of Etruscan.

Or possibly from Finnish tuuli : wind , or tuulla : to blow, make wind ? ;-)

Julian Lord

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