Re: [tied] Albanian (2)

From: alex
Message: 30068
Date: 2004-01-26

Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:
> 26-01-04 19:19, alex wrote:
>
>> Question:
>>
>> -is there any oder reflex of PIE *sk- as "x" in a palatalised
>> context? ( *sk /+)?
>
> I don't think so: exaples such as Alb. hedh 'throw' < *skeud-, hi/hiri
> (Geg h�/h�ni) 'ashes' < *sk(h2)in- suggest that the outcome was the
> same in palatalising contexts.
>
> Piotr

Ok, In this case one has to assume for sure that the actually group "sht-"
in Albanian is from an older *st- and not from something else I guess.

Alex