Re: [tied] Re: The origin of *ek^wos and *o:k^u-... A mystery solved

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From: Sergejus Tarasovas

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:41 PM

Subject: [tied] Re: The origin of *ek^wos and *o:k^u-... A mystery solved

Slavic *jasnU indeed doesn't have a plausible (or acceptable)
etymology, but explanation from < *o:k^u/*o:k^r-/*o:k^n- has its
problems. First, this obtrusive acute stress again (Serbo-Chroatian
ja"san (m), ja"sna (f)). Second, it's hard to separate the Slavic
lexeme from Lith. a'is^kus 'clear' (in dialects also e'is^kus,
y's^kus) - so we probably have something like *ja'snU < *(j)e^'snU <
*a:i'S-n- < ?