Re: [tied] IE Roots

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:20:31 +0000, Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>
wrote:

>
>Miguel:
>>A special development of palatalized **-ix^ (< **-iki) can be seen in the
>>inanimate dual ending *-ih1 (as opposed to the animate ending *-o-h3 <
>>**-a:-ixW < **-a-iku).
>
>What animate ending *-oh3? Where exactly do we find this ending?
>I'm not aware of any word-final morpheme ending in *h3. Y'sure it's
>not *-oh (*-oh1) or *-o:?

Yes, it must be *-oh3, or at least a labialized laryngeal. The NA form
varies in Skt. between -a: and -a:u. The same /u/ appears in the genitive
*-ous (< *-&3-s) and locative *-ou (*-&3-u < *-xW-i), as well as in the
Greek o-stem oblique form -oiin < -oiun (*-oy-&3-m).

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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