Miguel forgets about linguistic rules:
>*w�:dan (> w�dr) -> coll. *w(a)d�:n(h2) > *udo:r "water(s)"
>*d�:ru (> *d�ru) -> coll. *d(a)r�:(h2) > *dru:- "tree(s)"
>*g�:wu (> *gW�wu) -> coll. *gW(u)w�:(h2) > *gWu:- "cow(s)"
No, no, Miggy. You seem to be resisting Mid IE vocalic constraints
and the penultimate accent rule. That should be, starting in Late
Mid IE, the following:
*wat:er (> w�dr) -> coll. *wet:�r-xe
*t:�reu (> *d�ru) -> coll. *t:er�u-xe
*k:Wa:u (> *gWo:us) -> coll. *k:W�u-xe
PS: I think I mistakingly wrote **gWa:u earlier but
MidIE *g = LateIE *gh.
- love gLeN
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