[tied] Re: Gland

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

> Richard Wordingham wrote:
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
> >> 1) the begin of the word is problematic for Romanian. There

cannot

> > be
> >> any "ghian" > "gin" unless one want to admit as follow:
> >> - a > â (before nC) prior to gl > gl'> ghi
> >
> > Why does the order matter?

> Assuming the gl > ghi' before a >â then we have:
> glánda > ghéanda ( conform glacia > gheatsa )
> this form should have remained the same as "geana"< *ginna, with no
> further transformation except final "a" > "ã"

I'm not sure about the development glacia > gheatza, but it should
have been something like glacia > *glatza > *g^atza > *g^etza >
gheatza. (I've reordered my rules - haven't checked Miguel's
version - so I could be wrong, but certainly making gl > g^ earleir
feels right because of the Italian parallel.) Then all we need is
for an > în to precede the start of the change a > ea in this word

Richard.