Re: [tied] PIE -> Dacian : Method (part 1)

19-01-04 11:38, Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:

> I wouldn't exclude the possibility that the substratal word was *brad-
> rather than *bra3- to begin with. Albanian -dh- (in <bredh>) can be
> ambiguous (I'm preparing a series of postings about the PIE > Albanian
> developments). A convincing IE etymology would decide the issue.

P.S. The best etymology I've seen so far is from PIE *bHrozdH- 'spike,
prick', with Celtic and Germanic cognates, cf. Pokorny's "bhares,
bhores" etymon. PIE *zd(H) yields Alb. dh regularly, but I'm not sure
about the intermediate stages and their chronology (several
possibilities look equally likely), so I can't tell you right now
whether <brad> is regularly expected or analogical.

Piotr