Re: [tied] IE numbers

Yes, of course. I was not saying that there was a dissimilation. I was
trying to say that pW was not necessary to explain lupus.

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From: Miguel Carrasquer Vidal <mcv@...>
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Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] IE numbers


> On Sun, 14 Oct 2001 18:01:09 +0200, "Marc Verhaegen"
> <marc.verhaegen@...> wrote:
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> >>But latin lupus can be explained as a Osco-Umbrian loan (instead of
> >expected
> >>*lucus, *vulcus), analogous to bo:s "ox" (instead of *vo:s, *vu:s).
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> >OK, but then Osco-Umbrian is an exception, IOW, Germanic is not the only
IE
> >language with pw>p?
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> O-U, like British Celtic, has *kw > p under all circumstances.
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