[tied] Re: Russ. pilá

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, mkapovic@... wrote:

> > Anders Jorgensen wrote:
> >
> > Maybe we should consider the possiblity that infinitives with an
> > acute -í- in Slavic may also reflect the full-grade *-eyH-,

where

> > the -H- isn't vocalized and therefore may trigger Hirt's Law.
> >
> > Otherwise, the examples of Hirt's Law should then of course only
> > reflect roots with -h1-. Indeed *wiH-ró- 'man' (to *wih1-
> > 'strength'?), *dHuh1-mó- 'smoke', puh1-ró- 'wheat' show

Hirt's

> > Law and *gWih3wó- doesn't.
>
> Also *plh1nós is OK.
>
> >On the other hand, isn't Latv. gru~ts
> > 'heavy' < *gWruh2-tó- problematic?
>
> Also BSl *ma:te:r which is a. p. 1/a if compared with Vedic

ma:tá:, Slavic

> *jato (a) ~ Vedic ya:tám do not seem to work....
>
> Mate

Hi Mate,

I think the "No-Hirt" rule is designed only to apply to -i- and -u-
followed by -h2- and -h3-, so *ma:te:(r) 1/a etc. wouldn't
constitute counterevidence, as it has -aH-. Still, some more
examples with *i/u + h2/3 without Hirt would be nice.

Anders