Re: [tied] Re: Nominative Loss. A strengthened theory?

Jens to Richard:

> The optional marking is with the dative case ending. I do not see
> the relevance. Surely there were no possessive endings sitting on
> the possessum in PIE helping to show the construction.

Of course not. That would be accomplished by *-yo.

> Certainly not because of a rule pertaining to word-final position.
> Inside the word the thematic vowel should alternate and does so in
> verbs and pronouns,

So tell us where **ye-syo is to be found then.


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