Re: Burushaski

From: stlatos
Message: 53764
Date: 2008-02-20

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

> > But before affrication, kYu > kWu
> >
> > *pelekYus 'stone ax' > baluqa 'stone (in game)'
> >
> > *swekYuros > *skWekWuraz > *skkur > -skir 'father-in-law'

And before this, KWu > Pu

*gWovu- > *gWu:-? > bia 'cow'

(compare *pr,zdn,ku- > *pr,dn,pw- > Kh purdum)


> > but original r > l in most positions beforehand
> >
> > *gWHer- > Gul- 'burn'
> >
> > *der-, del-? 'flay, split, hew' > del- 'hit'
> >
> > *pr,xWmos > *farwaz > *xWalw > hawel 'foremost'
> >
> > *bher- > balda 'load' (borrowed?)
> >
> > *dhworu > bal 'door' (borrowed?)

*gWder- > *gz.el- > tsel 'water', Arm. j^ur, Skt. ks.ar- 'flow'

*gYhr,xu- etc. > *z^uru- > *yulu > -ul 'intestines'


> m>w after (all?) C
>
> *septm' > *hatwu > *hltu > t(h)alo '7'
>
> *piixYmYn, > *firwan > iran 'cream', G pi^ar, Av paeman-
>
> *bhr,gYhmYn, 'height, mountain'
> *bhr,gYhmYno- 'person of the mt.'
> *brz^wno-
> *mrz^wo-
> *mruz^awa-
> burus^o-

*pr,xWmos > *farwaz > *xWalw > hawel 'foremost'


l>t (later > 0 as normal) before K

*gW(e)lxwa:n > *gWalkWHa:n assim.> kHakHa:y 'walnut', Arm. kaLin


> tl > tsl > ksl
>
> *tri:x > *tsli: > iski '3'
>
> *kWiitlo- > *kwitslo- > *kiksl > -skil 'face'
>
>
> s(t)r > sl > s (after met. and insertion in end clusters)
> and probably all fric.+l
>
> *tri:x > *tsli: > iski '3'
>
> *dhugYH-x-te:r > *dukYtr- > -str- > dasen 'girl'
>
> *swekYru:x > *skWes^ru: > *sksu > -skus 'mother-in-law'
>
> *psxaLi:x > ps^aLi: > *pc^li > c^api 'pliers', G sp- / psalis
> 'shears', OIr spel 'sickle'

Compare *petro- 'wing, feather' > *pats.r.a- > Kh pot.s.


u-tone > u/i/a

*putLos > *fusLaz > *xWusl > hiles, hales, dulas 'boy' (d- < dasen 'girl')

*dhugYH-x-te:r > *dukYtr- > -str- > dasen 'girl'

*drustxo- > draxt 'tree'
(compare various plants in -stxo 'standing', esp. in Hittite)

*pelekYus 'stone ax' > baluqa 'stone (in game)'

tsendo / tsundo '5'; OCS pe,tI
mis^indo '1+5 > 6'

maybe
*GLoupe:xY *GLupkY+ > *GuLwc^-? > *Gulj^w- > hal halj^- 'fox', Arm. alue:s


but unstressed u- > wa- etc.

*xYrudros > *hrudraz > *(r)udr > bard- 'red'

(with 2nd w>b as lavan,a- >> *lvaya- > bayu 'salt')


K()T > t.s. > ts- / -s^-

*gWder- > *gz.el- > tsel 'water', Arm. j^ur, Skt. ks.ar- 'flow'

*kYswekYs? > *t.s.- or? *c^swac^s '6'

*pentkWe > *penti / *pn,ti > *c^sunti >

tsendo / tsundo '5'; OCS pe,tI

mis^indo '1+5 > 6'


x()s > s^

*xYsu- > s^ua 'good'

*psxaLi:x > ps^aLi: > *pc^li > c^api 'pliers', G sp- / psalis 'shears', OIr spel 'sickle'


n>y between V

lavan,a- >> *lvaya- > bayu 'salt'

*gW(e)lxwa:n > *gWalkWHa:n assim.> kHakHa:y 'walnut', Arm. kaLin


tn > t.s.m (or sim.) etc.

-tana: > *-t.na > *-t.s.ma? > ma-; Kh -mi

*geit(o)n- > *gait.s.m- > gamait.s. 'neighbor', G geito:n, geitnie: 'neighborhood'


C, > uC

*dekYm, > *dakYum > torum 'ten'; Arm. tasn

*xYnYewn, > hun-ti '9'; Arm. inn; OCS deve,tI

*gYhr,xu- etc. > *z^uru- > *yulu > -ul 'intestines'

*gWH(e)r- > Gul- 'burn'

(with um > uw > u before (all?) C)
*kYmtom > *c^umtam > *suta > *sta > tHa '100'

*wiikYmt- > *dwikYumt- > *ltirut- > *altr > altar '20'

maybe
*gW(e)nxik- > *gwenx,kY- > gus 'woman', Arm. kin, G bana:

maybe stressed > Cu
*septm' > *hatwu > *hltu > t(h)alo '7'
(though with o/u variation, the exact history is uncertain)


but
C, > aC after x()

*pLxmi:x > *fL:n.i: > *xWar.n.i > *hern > -ren 'hand', Skt pa:n.i-

*pr,xWmos > *farwaz > *xWalw > hawel 'foremost'

maybe C, > aC after w (so no wu) depending on the timing of m>w, w>g, rG>r, etc.

*piixYmYn, > *firwan > iran 'cream', G pi^ar, Av paeman-


And like

> > Turns middle ik>kY>c^
> >
> > *gWenxa:x
> > *gWenxik- > *gwenx,kY- > gus 'woman', Arm. kin
> >
> > *morma:x
> > *mormik- > *mormkY- > *morc^m- > Arm. murjm- 'ant'

it's possible *-ixYnos > *-xY,naz > *-un > -um (a common adj. ending)

Since there was confusion and mixing of -i- in *meL-x-nos, *m(e)Lixwos, it might also
occur in

-um
*meL-x-nos 'dirty' > *matunaz > matum 'black'