Re: [tied] Re: I, Hercules [was: A "Germanic" query] IRMIN

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From: tgpedersen

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Subject: [tied] Re: I, Hercules [was: A "Germanic" query] IRMIN

>> [Piotr] As the name "Alani" proves, the development of *arya- in Alanic was different from that in Persian. Besides, the initial vowel is short in Germanic; it can't represent *e: < *ai (*airiia-).
> [Torsten] Ah, now I get it. In Alanian <aryaman> would be <alaman>?

 

Not quite. The development of NE Iranian vowels is very sensitive to the original vowel length and syllable structure: *aryaman- > *æliman-, more or less.

 

Piotr