Re: [tied] Baltic RUKI etc.

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> As to the second question, it is illustrated by examples such as Slav.
> pIrstU "finger" ~ Lith. pirs^tas (*pr.st-os), Slav. pe^sta (*poista:)
> "pestle" vs. pIxati (*pisa:-) "to crush". It seems clear that RUKI
> was blocked (or, rather, reversed) in Slavic if an obstruent
> followed. I'm not aware of any evidence that would justify
> Andersen's doubts.
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> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> mcv@...

Miguel, the word mentioned here, this "*pisa:-", is this a Ur-Slavic
form or what one?

Alex