Re: [tied] Sanskrit nr./nara (Was: A New language tree)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

>
> From: Richard Wordingham<mailto:richard.wordingham@...>

>> What is the problem? The base form of the PIE word is *h2ner, zero
>> grade *h2nr. In Sanskrit this whould give vr.ddhi _na:_, gu.na

_nar_,

>> zero grade nr..

> Richard, is the vr.ddhi form above: _na:_ just a typo, or is there

some mechanism whereby the final <r> is elided? If so, could you tell
me a little more about it?

It's no typo - it's parallel to the elision in kinship and and agent
nouns in -tar, such as _pita:_ 'father'. However, I don't know
anything further about its mechanism.

Richard.