Re: [tied] IIr 2nd Palatalisation (was: PIE voiceless aspirates)

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:02:57 -0600, Patrick Ryan
<proto-language@...> wrote:

>Richard, I am sorry but I still do not see it.
>
>PIE *kw regularly produces OI <c>;

No. It regularly produces OI <k>. Before front vowels and
/j/ this was palatalized to <c>.

>PIE *k produces OI <k>;

Which was palatalized to <c> before front vowels and /j/.

>PIE *k^ produces OI <S>.

Yes. Assuming you mean <s'> (a.k.a <ç>).


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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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