Re: Mitanni and Matsya

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 56813
Date: 2008-04-06

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From: "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Mitanni and Matsya


> On 2008-04-06 00:15, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal wrote:
>
> > If the traditional explanation is correct (metathesis of
> > *weru- > ewru-), we don't need an initial laryngeal here.
> > But what kind of form is *werú-? Can it be from *wrHú-? I
> > would expect *(F)arú- or *hurú-...
>
> That's why I suggest *wérh1os > *h1érwos > eûros (affecting the
> adjective by analogy). The same may have happened in the higher grades
> of the adjective, with regular full vocalism in the root.
>
> Piotr

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This is why I started looking for alternatives to the standard 'laryngeal'
theory.

Whenever there is an anomaly, someone proposes a 'laryngeal' to solve it.

It seems almost too convenient.


Patrick

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