Re: [tied] Sanskrit nr./nara (Was: A New language tree)

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From: Richard Wordingham

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 3:57 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Sanskrit nr./nara (Was: A New language tree)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@......>
wrote:
>
>   From: Richard Wordingham<mailto:richard.wordingham@......>
 
>>   What is the problem?  The base form of the PIE word is *h2ner, zero
>>   grade *h2nr.  In Sanskrit this whould give vr.ddhi _na:_, gu.na
_nar_,
>>   zero grade nr..

>   Richard, is the vr.ddhi form above: _na:_ just a typo, or is there
some mechanism whereby the final <r> is elided? If so, could you tell
me a little more about it?

It's no typo - it's parallel to the elision in kinship and and agent
nouns in -tar, such as _pita:_ 'father'.  However, I don't know
anything further about its mechanism.

Richard.

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Patrick writes:

 

... and Sanskrit is an "upgraded" form of IE???

 

Donnerwetter!

 

 

Patrick

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