Re: [tied] Eric Hamp [Re: Dacian]

From: alex_lycos
Message: 20210
Date: 2003-03-22

Abdullah Konushevci wrote:
> First, Alb. skalit (not shkallit) is neo-Greek loanword from
> skalezo, also skara form skara too. So they comes in Albanian when
> evolution sk > shk cease to function. Shkallë is latin loan from
> scalea, until sh- in shkatërron is negation prefix (cf. katërron,
> ngatërron, ngatërresë, etc.). The word shkencë is probabley not from
> italian scienza, but from one much oldest form
> Regards:
> Abdullah Konushevci


OK, that is very interesting to me. Are there some infos you can give to
me for having a timeline of these changes ?
I should like to put them together with the rom. lang for making some
comparations.
Or maybe you know what I should read about this?