Re: Question regarding proto-albanian evolution of the PIE cluster

Thanks a lot. So PIE *k't > PAlb *t.

Are we sure that the intermediary stage was *kt?
Is not better to suppose *ct in place?

So maybe PAlb *acto:(ti) in place of *akto:(ti)?

Thanks again,
Marius



--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci"
<akonushevci@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Abdullah Konushevci
> <akonushevci@...> wrote:
> > PIE *ok'to(u)- > Palb *akto:(ti), due to apherisis of /a/ and *kt
> > t
> > > tetë 'eight'.
> > PIE *sek- 'to cut', suffixed o-grade form *sok-ti > shat 'hoe',

pl.

> > sheten/shetër 'hoes' (Pokorny *sek-ti > shat 'id').
> >
> > Konushevci
> >
> > On 5/26/05, alexandru_mg3 <alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I know that in Proto-Albanian the cluster kt passed to t

(before

> Roman
> > > Times). There are several Albanian well known examples

regarding

> this
> > > transformation.
> > >
> > > Could somebody help me and tell me what happened in Proto-
> Albanian
> > > with the cluster *k't.
> > >
> > > My supposition is that this cluster was reduced to *t in a
> similar way
> > > as *kt did (so would be PIE *k't > PAlb *t) but I couldn't find
> any
> > > example.
> > >
> > > Please help me here.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your help.
> > > Marius Alexandru
>
> See also: Alb. <dritë> 'light' from PIE *dr.k'-taH2 (/*r./ >Alb.
> ri, k't > t), as well as *nokWtaH2 > Alb. <natë> 'night'.
>
> Konushevci