> Alexandru Marius Wrote:
> -të in djath-të is recent formation in Albanian.
> There is no -tht- formation in today Albanian, that could
> originate 'directly' from a PIE cluster
To complete myself here:
Abdullah, djathë is attested in this form in OLD Albanian at BUZUKU.
So there is no dek's-to.
The simple *dek's- is obvious here.
The PAlbanian Rule was:
PIE *k's > cs /tss/ > EPAlb c /ts/ > LPAlb th
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and the similar rule (that gave also ts and not dz):
PIE *g's > 3s /dzs/ > EPAlb c /ts/ > LPAlb th
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Timeframe: PAlb c /ts/ > PAlb th => at least before (aprox.) 200 AC
Best Regards,
Marius Alexandru