Re: [tied] Vedic Rta... one last time

Sean Whalen wrote:

>>In PIE this, the accent in this type of was on the
>>first element
>>(despite its phonetic reduction, cf. also
>>*sm.'-logHo-s > Gk. álokHos
>>'wife, concubine', *h1sú-g^Huto- 'well offered' >
>>Ved. súhuta-, etc.).
>
>
> I think this is an innovation in Gk, IA.

No, it's a well-known PIE pattern of compound stress, but I'm short of
time now and can't develop the argument. I'll be back on Wednesday, and
then we can discuss this further.

Piotr