How Old is the n-rothacism in Romanian & Albanian dialects

From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 48478
Date: 2007-05-08

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:

> In the same time: we have Dacian forms propedila attested together
> with the variant procedila/prokedila 'cinque folium' when the Gaulish
> form was pempedula
>
> So these are the main facts for Romanian APA topic
>
> Marius


If this Dacian prope-dila/proce-dila has something to do with the word
for 5 (five) 'cinque folium' (that is very probable: see p-Celtic
pempedula) the presence of an r inside, in place of the expected n =>
*penc^e (Alb. pes&) make me think that we have 'a kind of' n-rothacism
in these Dacian words...

Next knowing, that the n-Rothacism (it's true only the intervocalic
one) was largely spread in some Romanian (included Daco-Romanian ->
retracted today) & Albanian Dialects => it's source can be some Dacian
Dialects


Marius