[tied] Re: The unexplained link between Greek/Latin and Tamil

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:08:27 +0000, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>
> wrote:
>
> >*g^hordh- > urb-? Why the loss of g^h- (instead of > f-)?
>
> *g(^)h- > h- in Latin.

Of course. Sorry.

>
> >What are the intermediate steps (if any)?
>
> *ghordh- > *horb- > urb-
>

That latter half looks odd. Why not hortus > **urtus then?

Torsten