Re: [tied] RUKI and hypothetical ks- > sk- metathesis in BS

Petusek wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've encountered a few Slavic words beginning in /x/. Some
> dictionaries hypothesize about possible ks- > sk- (or vice versa)
> metatheses. Can somebody possibly help me? What are the pros and
> cons? Thanks for any help or comments.
>
> Best,
>
> Pet'usek
>
> P.S.: e.g. *xyba (error, mistake)

hmm... with this example I cannot help too much. Rom. "hiba" is
considered to be a loan from Hungarian "hiba" which can be a Slavic loan
.

Alex




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