Re: [tied] ?VCC-

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski
<piotr.gasiorowski@...> wrote:

> 26-03-2004 20:45, Richard Wordingham wrote:
> > What demonstrates the *h1 in *h1senti 'they are'?
>
> Hitt. asanzi (vs. 1sg. eszi). I'd add Gk. imperative istHi < *&1s-

dHi,

> with *&1 assimilated to the next vowel, as it sporadically is in

Greek

> (cf. odont- < *&1dont-).

Is the Hittite 3pl. _asanzi_ (v. 1s _esmi_ and 3s _eszi_) a regular
development, or assimilation as in the Greek example? Thanks to you
and Jens for pointing out some evidence.

>
> Piotr