Re: l+H

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

>
> The "laryngeal" should be H3 (xW). Latin probably has a late
> derivative of collis, not directly related to the others in -no-.
>
> A.F :
> this is possible, in view of cli:v-us (and Lit karva)
> if we accept this odd vocalic scheme i_o.
>
> Is the assimilation -l+H- > -ll- acceptable in LATin ?

I think lxW > Lw > LL > ll between V is likely for Latin, but a more
standard et. would be *kolni+s kl,ni+ > hill; collis; etc.

> Unlikely; aL>oL in Arm. All H are lost equally between syl. there.
>
> A.F
> What about Armenian : arawr < aratro < HarH-tro ?
> is H not kept in this word ?

Maybe, but Latin has ara:trum with long -a:- from analogy with the
verb, so I wouldn't take this as certain evidence. If H did remain
between certain combinations of C (which seems possible) I'm fairly
sure all kinds of H would be affected in the same way.