On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 07:58:46 +0000, Glen Gordon <
glengordon01@...>
wrote:
>However, just to clarify, the "satem event" may be described by
>two changes (1. *k > *k^, 2. *kW > *k) that are common to all
>satem languages.
Not Albanian and Armenian. Or Luwian.
The merger of *kW/*k in Balto-Slavic and Indo-Iranian is independent of the
"satem event" (*k > *k').
Incidentally, this is also true for Wakashan:
PWak North South
*k k(') c^
*k. k.(') c^.
*g g(') c^
*x x(') s^
*kW kW kW
*kW. kW. kW.
*gW gW kW
*xW xW xW
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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv@...