Re: [tied] Re: a, nu...

From: alex
Message: 22748
Date: 2003-06-06

m_iacomi wrote:
>
> Funny to see you writing down words you don't understand, as
> "nonsense". The stem was stressed for both Albanian roots. In
> order to explain Romanian "bãtrân" through "*vét-" (note the
> position of the stress) you have to make a lot of unrealistic
> assumptions, including stress dislocation. Nobody can take
> seriously in consideration your hypothesis since other Romance
> derivatives indicate crystal clear words' origin.
>
> Marius Iacomi

Funny to see you doing so as you nothing now.
In order to follow the stress change in Romanian you ought to remember
that the suffix "takes" the stres on itself.
So, you are right, indeed, there was an "vét-" which trough suffixation
(as expected) lost the stress:
vét +ui > vetúi > vãtúi

As you see there is no unrealistic assumption, and no stress dislocation
but the absolutely very regular changes.

Regards.