Re: [tied] Evening/Night (was Re: The "Mother" Problem)

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:54:37 +0000, whetex_lewx
<whetex_lewx@...> wrote:

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:
>> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:09:21 +0000, whetex_lewx
>> <whetex_lewx@...> wrote:
>>
>> >--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...>
>wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:27:23 +0000, whetex_lewx
>> >> <whetex_lewx@...> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Why we:k- isn't suggested? weik- makes some mess, it would be
>> >> >reflected as vaik-, veik-, vy~k- or viek- in Lith. and
>dialects...
>> >> >PIE e: is proper for long open Lith. and Lv. vak-
>> >>
>> >> PIE */e/. *e: would have given Lith. long <e.>. The
>> >> development *vèkaras > *vàkaras > va~karas is regular.
>> >
>> >So what's wrong? I gues you had short e in your mind, because
>grave
>> >is short
>>
>> Yes, I meant short /e/. What did you mean?
>
>How long-accented vowel can become short-accented vowel???

?

>You wrote "*v['e]karas (grave, short-accented) > *v['a]karas (grave,
>short-accented)> *v[a~]karas (circumflex, strong-end-accented). *e:
>would have given Lith. long <e.>." (didn't you make mistake?)

No.

>So, i guess you wanted write *v[e']k- >*v[a']karas (acute, long-
>accented)

No.

>, also i dont understand, how open syllable can be acute.
>Open strong-accented syllable always is circumflex.

As I said, *vàkaras > vãkaras.

>Why Lith. va~karas, Slav. vec^er can't be related to PIE we:kWer-os?

Because that would have given Lith *vé.keras, Sl. *vê'c^erU.

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