Re: [tied] Re: Eggs from birds and swift horses (was: the palatal s

From: P&G
Message: 30975
Date: 2004-02-12

> *o:k^u- 'swift',

As always, I appreciate list members' patience with me on this.

Are we saying two contradictory things at the same time:
(a) after o- an initial laryngeal is deleted (ala Beekes 1969)
(b) after o- an initial laryngeal explains the attested long initial o:-.

Peter