Re: [tied] alius [Re: Indo-Iranian]

tolgs001 wrote:

>> 4. alius would have given *ai in Romanian
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> As did allium (garlic): ai [aj].
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>> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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> George

yes because there is an /i/ and then is everything OK loosing the /l/
and /n/. It is not OK to loose /l/ when followed by /o/,/a/,/u/.

alex