Re: [tied] Re: IE prefix "*s"

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:48:02 +0000, alexandru_mg3 <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:

>Hello Miguel,
> I try to find other Romanian word derived from Latin in Romanian
>that have been transform like :
> sca -> *scâ -> *scâi -> schi (or similar)

The /sk-/ has nothing to do with it. What you should be looking for is a
Latin /a/ before a nasal followed by a palatal element, developing into
/i/, such as anima > inimã, agnellu > inel, excambiare > schimba.


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