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

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 30105
Date: 2004-01-27

27-01-04 04:27, Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> Pre-Armenian had a whole series of labialized consonants, with peculiar
> reflexes in attested Armenian (e.g. *dW- > (e)rk-, *pW/*tW/*sW/*kW > k`).

Note also the special development of *k^w > s^ in Armenian. As in
Albanian, it joined the "shibilant" set.

Piotr