Re: [tied] PIE *aussiio-

To this IE root I think that belong also Albanian vesh
"ear" <*o:s-<aus-, like vet "self" <*o:t (cmp. Greek
autos). For evoluation of spirant /-s-/ > /-sh-/ we
have examples: �sht� "is" (lat. est, kroat. jest, per.
asti, etc.)and many others.
--- alex_lycos <altamix@...> wrote:

> Which was the meaning of PIE root *aussiio? and
> *aussiia ?
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> I find the followings entry here:
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> greek= aus= ear
> latin= auris= ear
> lituanian= ausis(meaning?), old lituanian =ausim
> latvian= aus (meaning?)
> old prusian= ausins ( akk. pl)
> german= ohr
> english= ear
> swedish= �ra
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> It seems that not just latin rothacised an
> intervocalic "s" but germanic
> too. If so, which is the explanation for this
> rothacism of the "s" in
> Latin and Germanic?
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