Re: [tied] numeral ( it was Romanian Swadesh list -> 10% substratua

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 28257
Date: 2003-12-09

09-12-03 19:53, alex wrote:

> Vegliote have had stil "tra". Miguel is wrong here about EasternRomance
> or he will explain that the trei > tra in velgiote.

If It. re : Dalm. ra 'king', then It. tre 'three' : Dalm. ... ? (you can
solve this proportional equation yourself). Dalmatian underwent rather
complicated vowel shifts and the original Eastern Romance qualities were
throroughly modified there.

Piotr

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