Re: [tied] More water, poles, catch...

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:47:58 +0000, tgpedersen
<tgpedersen@...> wrote:

>Does that mean you've changed your mind on pre-pre-Basque since 1998:
>
>http://makeashorterlink.com/?D1DD225A8
>
>:
>"2. *-p-, *-t-, *-k-, *-tz-, *-ts-, *-N-, *-L- derive from
>geminates/consonant clusters." (perhaps I should have written *patC-
>or *paCt-)? You provide no rule for them in auslaut.

In the Auslaut, only -tz, -ts, -N, -L (as well as -R and -r)
occur, where they reflect the merger of -z/-tz, -s/-ts,
-n/-nn, -l/ll.

Basque <hatz> may come from *(h)as(s) or *(h)ass(V). If you
want *pat-, the possibilities would be *pat-s(V) >
*(h)ass(V) > hatz, or *pat-Vs > *(h)ats > *(h)ass > hatz.

Cf. pre-Celtic *artos "bear" > Bq. hartz.

=======================
Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv@...