Re: Latinus geminus

From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 54052
Date: 2008-02-23

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Marius, why would you think that with PIE *yem-, 'pair'?
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@>
> > To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:45 AM
> > Subject: [tied] Latinus geminus
> >
> >
> >
> > I think that Latin geminus and Skt. yama'- reflects a PIE g'em-
> >
> > But I saw that Mattasovic (and not only) linked these forms with
> PIE
> > *yem-(o-no) > OIr. emon
> >
> > On the other hand I know that PIE *y- (yekwr-) > Latin i-/j-
> (/iekur/)
> >
> > So I'm confused here.
> >
> > 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


In fact only Latin geminus seems 'irregular' here, if we are talking
about the root *yem-

Marius