Re: [tied] Albanian (3)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci" > >

> > Piotr, can it be in initial poisition the PIE *s was too lost in
> Albanian ?
> > Is there any reflex of PIE *sekW- in Albanian?
> >
> > Alex
> ************
> There are three roots in *sekW-: *sekW-1 'to follow'. *sekW-2 'to
> perceive, see' and *sekW-3 'to say, utter'.
> To my view, *sekW-1 'to follow' yields Alb. gjuej/gjuaj 'to hunt,
> shoot' < gjuonj < gjounj < *so:nyo < *sokW-enyo. <gjah> 'hunt(ing),
> shoot(ing)', derived from suffixed o-grade form *sokW-so.
> Derivatives includes also:

<gjuetar> 'hunter', '<gjueti> 'hunting' ,

> etc.
>
> Konushevci

If I am right that in a certain period of time the ancient PIE *s
became sonoroized in /z/ in a certain phonological medium in
substratual words, then we have a very interesting appearance since
we know that the reflex of PIE "*kW/+" (as per Piotr) is "c^" in Rom.

thus, sekW3/+ > *zec^. The meaning of PIE word should be "to say" and
the meaning in the certain Balkan Language should be "to say" at well.

the phonetic asspect of "*zec^" does appear very appropiate to
Rom. "zice". Interesting path I would say....

Alex