Re: [tied] Ukrainian words from Carpathians

P&G wrote:

>> there are some words in Latin iteslf where /l/ was replaced by /r/ or
>> vice versa. Of course none speak about "rothacism" in Literar Latin
>> but there are enough testimonies to speak about l=r in Lingua prisca.
>
> Absolute tripe! PIE /l/ and /r/ are preserved unchanged in Latin,
> except where they are:
> (a) affected by assimilation (eg intellego)
> (b) simplified in a consonant cluster (eg posco < *porsco)
> (c) dissimilated (eg vulgaris < *vulgalis)
>
> Peter

I am sure you are speaking about clasical Latin, aren't you?