Re: Skt ka:n.a (Was: Who are indus people?)

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

>
> This > L+nasal > _+n. in Skt was also seen in:
>
> > p(a)L-x-mos p(a)L-x-m+ 'cup of the hoof'
> > p(a)L-x-ma:x p(a)L-x-mik+ 'palm of the hand'
> >
> > paL-x-m+
> > paL-@-m+ (Arnaud : should be p&l&m)
> > paL-m@+
> > paL-mi+
> > paL-m.i+
> > paL-n.i+
> > pa_-n.i+
> > paa-n.i+
> >
> > pa:n.í-H 'hoof, palm'
> =======
> Arnaud
> I disagree with the connection hoof = palm of hand

Well, Skt pa:n.í-H 'hoof, palm' meant both, so it's connected at
least in one time.

> and I would rather posit : poL&-n
> The -m is not part of the root
> so I see no objection to posit n instead of m

All other IE branches showed m.

> =======
> > The PIE -ln()-, on the other hand, often gave -n.d.- in Skt.
> =====
> Arnaud
> For example ?

*mel+, *gel+ 'project up (like a (round) hill)'

man.d.ala- 'circle' gan.da.- 'cheek'

This was caused by met. after retro.:

ln
l.n
l.n.
n.l.
n.d.

This is confirmed by non-met.:

*mYen+ 'remain'
*mYen[nl]o+ 'remaining, delaying'

mYen[nl]o+
mYenlo+
mYenl.o+
mYend.o+
mYendo+
mendo+
manda+ 'slow'