Re: [tied] PIE *HRHV > Pre-Latin HRVH > Latin RV: (*h1rh1-om-eh2 >

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 47983
Date: 2007-03-19

On 2007-03-19 23:16, alexandru_mg3 wrote:

> Why long-a in Latin Acc. na:rem ? All your accusative forms quoted
> above have a SHORT-a.

Lat. na:rem < *na:s-i-m is the acc. of a secondary i-stem (nom.sg.
na:sis), with the generalised strong-case vocalism of the original root
noun (not directly preserved in Latin).

Piotr