Re: [tied] The Return of the Knight Who Says "Një"

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:52:31 +0100, alex <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

>pre-Albanian *u was stable but not pre-Albanian *o; the "o" got lost
>before nasal in the initial position.
>Do you see any words in Albanian which beginn with "on" and are
>inherited?

PIE *o _always_ becomes /a/ in Albanian, stupid. Before a nasal, /a/
gives ë(N) in Tosk, â(N) in Gheg.

*omlos "bitter" > âmbëlë, ëmblë "sweet"
*oner- "dream" > âdërrë, ëndërrë
*odma: "stench" > âmë

>The question is:
>
>- should be this _absolutely a coincidence_ that both language don't
>have inherited words which begin with "on-" ?
>If yes, why? If not, why?:-)

on > un in Romanian.

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