Re: [tied] Satem and desatemisation (was: Albanian (1))

>Looking at the phylogeny in Gray & Atkinson, I wonder if it is
>plausible that Western IE (Celtic, Italic and Germanic)
>is 'desatemised Satem'?

One of the marks of the satem group is the merger of *kW and *k. Once this
has happened, it cannot "unhappen". But Celtic, Italic and Germanic all
show this distinction. Therefore it cannot have happened. So they cannot
be 'desatemised Satem'

Peter