From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 20509
Date: 2003-03-29
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From: "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: bg. nvEsta
> Rather *novIxta (*s > *x/{*i,*u,*r,*k}_, the progressive
> palatalization being blocked by an obstruent that follows and even
> not being blocked would yield *s' rather than *s^ here), but I'm not
> sure the *xt cluster adheres to Proto-Slavic phonotactics. Any
> (counter)examples?
RUKI was blocked in Slavic when a consonant followed.
Cf. pe^sta 'pestle' < *poista: vs. *pIxati 'push, crush' < *pis-a:-
Piotr