From: Abdullah Konushevci
Message: 38948
Date: 2005-06-28
> Hamp on "Evidence on Laryngeals in Albanian" wrote:Note: For better view of diacritics go to Explorer View Encoding and
>backâ;
> 4.1. háp âto openâ: Hittite <apa> âafterwardsâ, âagain,
> Hieroglyphic Hittite <apan(a)> âback, againâ, Lycian <epn>;Skt.
> <ápa> âaway, forthâ; Greek <apo>, Lat. <ab> âfromâ; GreekOn the
> <aps> âbackwards, back, againâ; Lat. <absque> âwithoutâ.
> basis of non-Albanian forms Sturtevant reconstructs IH *hep-. Thisafter /+/,
> fits the Albanian evidence perfectly (Proto-Albanian *hápo:). In
> Albanian derivative <prapë> âagainâ it appears we have *per-
> *prV-
> plus *hap-; in that case *h seems to be subsequently lost
> or else after close juncture.jumpâ]
> [I guess that we have the same formation in <predhë> âmissile,
> projectileâ, derived from *per- > *prV- plus *hedh âto throw,
>prefix
> I think that Hamp forgot to mention other important derivative:
> <prapa> âbackâ (cf. Hittite and other forms, that contain this
> meaning too). Standard Alb. form <mbrapa> âid.â, derived from
> *ambhi- + *per- + *H2ep-o. Synonym of this adverb is Tosk <pas>,Geg
> <m(b)as>, which to my view, is derived from athematic form *ambhi+
> *H2ep-ti > mbë + hapty > mbas (pt > t and *ty > s). Geg variant <form m-
> (i,e) mbrâmë> âlastâ, derived from double prefixed nasalized
> + prV- + hamp-. Other interesting derivative are: adjective <i*H2epo + *-
> mrapshtë/i prapshtë> âregressiveâ derived from *per- +
> sto, abstract noun in â"i <prapshti/mbrapshti> âregressionâ(today
> <prapavajtje> âto go backâ); cf. <mbarësi> âprogressionâ,derived
> from Alb. adjective <i parë> âfirstâ, adverb <para>âforwardâ. I
> found more recent formations Alb. verb <zâ¢brapâ¢s> âto backup,
> retreatâ (synonym <zâ¢byth>), <përâ¢hap> âto spreadâ,prapa âbackâ,
> <prapanicë> âassâ (synonym <bythë>).
>
> First of all, I am interested to know is it possible to be derived
> from a simple root *H2ep-o (thematic form), *H2ep-ti (athematic
> form) and *H2emp-o (nasalized form) such amount of derived words:
>
> 1. Thematic form *H2p-o: hap âto openâ, prapë âagainâ,
> përhap âto spreadâ, prapaâ¢nicë âassâ, parapaâ¢nikâregressiveâ (i
> prapë/i mbrapshtë), prapaâ¢mbes âto stay backâ,âlastâ (Gavrill
> prapavajtje âregressionâ (prapshti/mbrapshti);
>
> 2. Athematic form: *H2ep-ti: pas/mbas âback, afterâ,
> përmas/përpas âon the backâ, i pasmë / i sprasmë
> Dara i Ri, âKënga e sprasme e Balësâ - Last Balaâs song);
>
> 3. Nasalized form: *H2emp-ti: i mbrâmë âlastâ, maybe
> <mbâmje/mbrëmje> âevening, literally last part of the day,
> <mbrëmë> âlast nightâ etc.
>
> Any suggestions, help?
>
> Konushevci