Re: Romani language < Indo-Arian - phonetic laws

From: wtsdv
Message: 13280
Date: 2002-04-16

--- In cybalist@..., João Simões Lopes Filho <jodan99@...>
wrote:
> What are the main phonetical changes from Proto-Indo-Arian to
> Romani, the language of gypsies?
> The numerals are:
> 1 yekh
> 2 dui
> 3 trin
> 4 s^tar
> 5 panj^
> 6 sôv
> 7 efta
> 8 oxto
> 9 yena
> 10 des^

I don't know, but it looks like 7, 8 and 9 are Greek loans.

David