Re: [tied] alb. gji (breast) - maybe PIE *sei-N-

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From: "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
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Subject: Re: [tied] alb. gji (breast) - maybe PIE *sei-N-



> And here is not anymore the connection "s" > gj" in albanian or "s" > s/S in romanian. the conection is Albanian /gj/ versus Romanian /ghi/

> Examples

> gjemb = ghimpe ( thron ) ['thorn' -- Piotr]


Alex,

Here the initial was *gl- (preserved in Albanian dialects) < *gWl-.

Piotr