Re: Latinus geminus

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

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> Marius, why would you think that with PIE *yem-, 'pair'?
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> Patrick
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
> To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:45 AM
> Subject: [tied] Latinus geminus
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> I think that Latin geminus and Skt. yama'- reflects a PIE g'em-
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> But I saw that Mattasovic (and not only) linked these forms with

PIE

> *yem-(o-no) > OIr. emon
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> On the other hand I know that PIE *y- (yekwr-) > Latin i-/j-

(/iekur/)

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> So I'm confused here.
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> Thanks for help,
> Marius

1. On my side I consider that the right root is *g^em-


2. But if we take a look here

http://www.indoeuropean.nl/cgi-bin/response.cgi?
root=leiden&morpho=0&basename=%5Cdata%5Cie%5Cceltic&first=1191

you can see that the proposed cognates for Celtic *yem-o-no are Lat.
geminus and Skt. yam'a-

Anybody could help me with a clarification here?

Thanks a lot,
Marius