Re: [tied]Slavic *go~sI( it was Re: husk)

The denasalisation of *o~ in most of South Slavic (giving high vowel
reflexes) accounts for the <�>. In fact, Bulg. g&ska and Rom. g�sc�
sound almost the same. Miguel has already informed you that /&/ is the
normal development of the old nasal vowel in Bulgarian, and since the
word *go~sUka (diminutive of *go~sI) has reflexes in practically every
Slavic language, there is absolutely no ground for believing that the
Bulgarian word is not inherited. It's true that suffixes with -k- are
not uniquely Slavic, but it's also true that they are extremely
productive in Slavic. Please show me any non-Slavic language that has a
diminutive of the 'goose' word looking like .
       Hello,

   Zhasis - zhasiuke;

   zhasinas - zhasinukas.