Re: [tied] Re: Albanian (1)

From: Joao
Message: 30040
Date: 2004-01-26

1) The example of canis could  make this a-language a kentum PIE language, k^won > kan-.
 
If we assume that this "Alphaic" language was IE, we can deduce some rules:
k^ > k
w > zero or merged into o (wo>o>a)
o>a
fricatives are maintained (cf. g^Hazd) May we include *gHaid- "goat" (a root alleged as Semitic loan) ?
 
 
2) There is the alternative of canis < *ken- "young"
----- Original Message -----
From: tgpedersen
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:42 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: Albanian (1)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao" <josimo70@......> wrote:

> But these loans came from some another IE European language, or
from a non-IE?

This is still pure hypothesis, but if I want to find a donor language
for an 'a-root', both options you mention are open to me:

1) I can claim it was borrowed by western IE from an pre-PIE
substratum in Central Europe.

2) I can claim it was borrowed from some non-IE language.

In case 1) one will find (if lucky) somewere else in IE a similar
root, but with e/o vowel, eg PIE na:us 'ship', Latin na:re,
nata:re 'swim' vs Greek néo: 'swim'. In case 2) there might might
correspondences in eg Semitic; Møller has Semitic correspondences for
*ag^-ro "gather, assemble".

Torsten





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