Re: Reindeer domestication : two origins

On 2008-12-15 18:03, Arnaud Fournet wrote:

> It's theoretically possible if you admit that H2 here is from *(d)z
> I suppose you don't accept that
> - *(d)z > H2 in western PIE
> - *(d)z > y in eastern PIE
> So it's not derivable within standard PIE framework.

Of course I don't accept it. We have already discussed your evidence
and, in my opinion, your hypothesis is wrong. But aside from that, the
problem with *k^roino- is not just the glide, but more general
structural problems which have not been elucidated by anyone so far.

Piotr