Re: [tied] Re: PIE's closest relatives/SIBUN

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From: "Miguel Carrasquer" <mcv@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:14 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: PIE's closest relatives/SIBUN

> >> >*h3ekWih1 is rendered in Greek as *h3ekWyh1 (*-i- is not syllabic
> >> >and laryngeal is therefore vocalized).
> >>
> >> That cannot happen.

And what is your explanation for Greek potnia < *potnih2 and the like in
which it is presumed it was really *potnyh2 in Greek and *h2 > -a which is
here short as in sphaira, melitta etc. where we clearly have *-Cy- and
short -a < *-h2, not -e:/a: < *-eh2.

Mate