On Sun, 14 Jan 2001 16:54:53 -0000, "petegray"
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petegray@...> wrote:
>> There is a theory (by who?) that in Greek:
>>
>> ih2 -> ia
>> ih3 -> io
>> ih1 -> i:
>
>I note that Beekes gives h3> zero before and after i. Page 143 in my
>edition.
Beekes does not support the theory.
The theory was developed by Eric D. Francis, 1970 "Greek dysillabic
roots: the aorist formations" (Yale diss.) and Rudolf Normier, 1977
"Idg. Konsonantismus, germ. "Lautverschiebung" und Vernersches Gesetz"
(KZ 91), 1980 "Tocharisch n~kät/ñakte "Gott"" (KZ 94).
Some examples from Francis (Greek), Normier (Greek/Tocharian), Olsen
(Armenian) and Rasmussen (Greek):
de:ros (*dwa:ros) "long" < *duh2ros (Lat. du:rus).
(Arm. erkar < *dwa:r-)
Pa:n "Pan" < *pwa:son- < *puh2-son- (Ved. Pu:s.an-)
zo:os, zo:o: "living" < *gwih3wos, *gwih3wo: (Lat. vivo:)
(Arm. keank` "life" < *gwia:-)
proso:pon "face" < *proti-h3kw-om (Ved. prati:kam)
(Toch. pratsa:ko)
mo:ros "stupid" < *muh3ros (Ved. mu:ra-)
Feminine suffix -ia < *-ih2 (Ved. -i:)
(Toch. -ya)
ero:tao: "I ask" < *h1ruh3-tah2-jo: (Gmc. *ru:n- "rune")
There are some counterexamples such as pi:no "I drink" < *pih3-n- or
thu:mos < *dhuh2-mos.
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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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