Re: [tied] Qualitative ablaut - case closed like never before

>Glen said:
>>... the supposed plural *no:mn-x, why ..the ..Sanskrit plural of
>>/na:ma(n)/ ..../na:ma:ni/?
>
>All neuter stems in -n lengthen the vowel before the nom-acc-voc >plural
>ending -i.

Yes, but why the lengthening in the first place? This is what I'm trying to
answer.

- gLeN

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