Re: PIE initial *a

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 58494
Date: 2008-05-14

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
>> >> >
>> >> > I am citing Pokorny's reconstructions. Take it up with his spirit.
>> >> > I have explained, over and over, that pre-PIE had four pure vowels:
>> >> >
>> >> > *e:, *a:, *o:, *A
>> >> >
>> ==========
>>
>> Can you show me words that have e: a: o:
>> in the consonantal structure C_nC ?
>> short vowels are represented by
>> benthos, ponthos etc.
>>
>> Do you have Ce:nC-os ?
>>
>> Arnaud
>>
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>
> ***
>
> Patrick:
>
> akanthos
>
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the a in ak-a-nthos is short

I asked for long vowels.

Arnaud

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