From: CeiSerith@...
Message: 14801
Date: 2002-08-30
My personal theory is that the dative and locative were originally the same
case, and that the dative (*-éi) arose out of generalization of the
hysterodynamic (end-stressed) Dat/Loc, while the locative is (*'-i) is the
proterodynamic (not-end-stressed) Dat/Loc. [etc.]
Thanks; all good to know.
David Fickett-Wilbar