Re: [tied] Re: Daci

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 12766
Date: 2002-03-20

The regular reflex of IE *sp- in Albanian is <f->, as in <farë> 'seed' < *spor-ah2.
 
Piotr
 
 
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From: Piotr Gasiorowski
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Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Daci
 
I'm not sure how PIE *sp- developed (I don't remember the relevant examples, but I'll check that later). Anyway, <shpatë> is a loan (Lat. spatha).