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

> From: elmeras2000 [mailto:jer@...]

> However, I do think the matter is decided by sorrë 'blackbird' which
> must be connected with Skt. kr.s.n.a- 'black', thus reflecting
> *kWe:rsna:. The Slavic forms (Russ. soróka, SCr. svraka) must be
> loanwords then.

As well as Lith. <s^árka> ?

> sermn 'seed' : Lith. s^ermenys 'funeral meal' from *k^er&3-mn

But why do we have circumflex in (N.pl.) <s^er~menys> (G. pl. <s^ermenu:~>).
Cf. (N.pl.) <píemenys> (G. pl. <piemenu:~>).

Sergei