Re: [tied] *h1ngni-, Fire

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Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] *h1ngni-, Fire


> I believe that You have right that Alb. Enj could be also derived from PIE syllabic *n > an > en, even the PIE syllabics *n, *m, *l, *r are very little treated in Albanian historic phonolgy

Actually, *n. > *a > a/e (depending on the environment). The development of syllabic nasals is supported by many examples. What I was thinking of was:

*Hn.gni- > *agni- > *enjë (preserved as enj- in the 'Thursday' compound)

IOW, the nasal in <enj-> is genetically a reflex of the _second_ *n of *Hn.gnis.

> I like here to poin out that also PIE *h2ango:l/*h2angl- "coal, ember" has it's cognat in Albanian thëngjill/fëngjill, which is an preffixed form vë- +ngjil, derived from PIE *h2angl-, if in the end we have to deal with syllabic *l. I like to know what do You think about it.

I'll think about it, but I need a little time. Many thanks for these examples.

Piotr