18-01-04 21:14, alex wrote:
> For "ied" there is not supposed anymore that there is a sg. remade too
> analogical because of Alb. word, but this should derive direct from
> "haedus".
> I love the linguistic,it allows a lot:-)
If Alb. edh had been borrowed from Balkan Latin (*Edum < (h)aedum), the
initial vowel would have developed into *ie > je, and the intervocalic
-d- would have been lost; cf. mEdicu- --> mjek, vadum --> va:. It's
therefore more likely that <edh> is a regular reflex of inherited
*h2aig^-. Rom. ied (pl. iezi) is not compatible with such an etymology,
but it's perfectly compatible with Lat. (h)aedum/(h)aedi:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/27434
Linguistics _constrains_ speculation rather than "allow a lot".
Piotr