From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 53583
Date: 2008-02-17
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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Re[4]: [tied] Re: *a/*a: ablaut
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> ===========
>
> The reflex of long **i: is PIE *e:, which remained distinct
> from PIE short *e. It appears as "fundamental *e:" in a
> number of words like for instance *yé:kWr. "liver" or the
> "Narten" verbal roots such as *ste:u- "to praise".
>
> In general, non-laryngeal length in PIE appears in:
>
> 1) "fundamental e:" (in my view, from pre-PIE *i:;
> fundamental **a: and **u: appear as *o).
>
> Miguel
> ==============
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This is also my view, Miguel.
PPIE *i:, *a:, *u: -> PIE *e:, *a:, *o:
Patrick