In an "Ossetoid" dialect I'd predict
*pararya- > *parala- (vocalic nuances ignored). Remember, however, that
liquids behave capriciously if two or more of them are found in the
same word, and may easily undergo irregular dissimilation, metathesis or
dissimilatory loss. Cf. Eng. pilgrim < pelegrin < peregri:nus, Greek
alistera < aristera: 'left hand', West Germanic *briura- > *biura- 'beer'.
Many Poles say "labolatorium" for <laboratorium>, and Sturtevant (1947)
quotes English lapses like "prular, plotoprasm". I'd say that *parala- ~
*palara- is a common type of variation, especially in a language with a
strong tendency to dissimilate rhotics and ratelars ... I mean
laterals.
Piotr
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Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Scythian tribal names: Paralatai
*****GK: Would this mean that in an "Ossetic-type" Iranian
language the original assumed *pararya might develop into "palarya"? I ask
because of implications in another context, which I will get to if the answer is
affirmative and forget if it is not.*****