Earth (was: Etymology of Rome - h1rh1-em-/h1rh1-o:m-)

--- alexandru_mg3 <alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3"
> <alexandru_mg3@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Sean Whalen
> <stlatos@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > --- alexandru_mg3 <alexandru_mg3@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > > 'I detected' that we have a long u: in
> Latin
> > > > hu:ma:nus

> > > PIE *ghdo:m > Pre-Latin *hu:m and then an
> adjective
> > > was formed from the generalized nominative just
> as
> > > *bho:r > fu:r >> fu:rti:vus.

> Thanks, Sean to be on the same page, and to help me
> with this
> example...

You're welcome.

> but I still think that the initial d(H)
> is lost and we
> deal only with g^H-o:m-

There are many pieces of evidence I've seen to make
PIE *ghdo:m most plausible to me. For instance, why
does the Greek form never show up with ekhth- or
ikhth- if it's from palatal gYh? The Indic deletion
of s between two obstruents could indicate the
optional deletion between obs. and sonorant in an
onset:

acc. gen.
ghdom-m ... ghdmos
ghdo:m .... ghdmos
ghd.o:m ... ghd.mos
ghz.o:m ... ghz.mos
gz.o:m .... gz.mos
gz.o:m .... gz.mos ... gmos
gz.o:m .... jmos ..... gmos
ks.o:m .... jmos ..... gmos
ks.a:m .... jmas ..... gmas






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