Re: [tied] IE numbers

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 10376
Date: 2001-10-18

Miguel:
>> You must be aware that *yekWr ends in *-r and that there
>> is no basis for *-t, right?
>
>yakrt, leard.

Yes, everyone knows about Sanskrit /yakrt/ but they also know
that the /-t/ is a specific addition to that language to avoid
final vocalic /-r/. Other superfluous extensions exist like
/asr-k/ for "blood", found only in this language. That doesn't mean
we must reconstruct *-k in IE, based on ONE language!

So dare I ask... What pray tell does "leard" prove other than
a lack of understanding of IndoEuropean?

- love gLeN


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