Miguel:
>Yes, and associated with a hierarchical socio-political system.
So what?? I already gave an example in English with a usage in the
same way as I theorize for MIE *ya:u. In fact, the usage would work
in any language, and any "sociopolitical system" or lack thereof:
English: "What do you think? What does _the people_ think?"
French: "Que pensez-vous? Que pense _tout le monde_?"
German: "Was denken Sie? Was denken _die Leute_?"
Mandarin: "Nimen xiang shenme? _Zheige ren_ xiang shenme?"
Cantonese: "Leide lam miye? _Digo yan_ lam miye?"
MIE: */_Ya:u-se_, kWei-te weidete?/
It has nothing to do with a "hierarchical socio-political system".
You're trying to cloud the issue to avoid accepting the logic of this.
All it takes is a sense of humbleness when addressing those that
you speak to and that kind of respect is found in many cultures.
>erh, _because_ it derives from *leuk- (not *leuk^-) "to shine".
Actually, come to think of it, this CVCQ (Q=uvular) phenomenon is common
isn't it? At any rate, fine, it's *yeuG- then, my bad.
>Not really (that's *m-�s).
Or *me-s.
= gLeN
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