Re: [tied] Alb. djathtë -- Where does the come from? (the sol

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 38872
Date: 2005-06-22

alexandru_mg3 wrote:

>
> Also je is well attested in Decebal's Times see Diegis, Tsierna etc...
> so je is old enough

The question is, what is it old enough for? As far as I can see, even
-rr- < *-rn- counts as a single consonant from the point of view of the
je ~ ja alternation, and the _only_ obstruent cluster before which /ja/
is clearly evidenced is *st.

Piotr