Re: [tied] -affa (was: The role of analogy, alliteration and sandhi

Richard Wordingham wrote:

> Richard:
> PIE *kW and *k^w (I take it k'W is a mistyping of k'w) have
> different reflexes. *kW yields Centum /kw/ and Satem /k/. *k^w is
> a cluster, and yields (generally) Centum /kw/ and Satem *k^ reflex +
> w. The best known example of *k^w is in *ek^wos 'horse', which
> yields Sanskrit as'va-. Another example of the cluster is in
> *k^won 'dog', but complications arise with the zero grade.

something is not clear to me in this root.Apparently the "k^w" in this root
is proposed just because of the Avesatn/Sanskrit reflexes ("s" instead of
"c^" ). For all other languages the labiovelar should work just fine.
If for other languages there is a normal reflex of "kW", then is not wiser
to think the palatalisation of "c^" to "s" in Sanskrit will be a later
reflex of a regular "c^" from an IE "kW"?


Alex