[tied] Re: rothacism in Albanian

In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski" wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

[...]

>> Or do we have to take a look at an another curiosity like Latin
>> "serenus" versus Romanian "senin"? This will shows too an r > n.

[...]

> Nonsense. If the derivation doesn't work, one has to abandon it and
> look for something better. Trying to save it at no matter what the
> cost only gets you deeper into self-delusion.

It has been already pointed out that in derivation of Romanian
"senin" from "sere:nus", /r/ becomse /n/ by assimilation, not by
rhotacism. It's amazing to see at which rate false arguments once
refuted are constantly re-emerging in Alex's posts.

Regards,
Marius Iacomi