Re: (A)Thematic and nasalized forms of *H2ep-

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

> Hamp on "Evidence on Laryngeals in Albanian" wrote:

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> 4.1. háp ‘to open’: Hittite <apa> ‘afterwards’, ‘again,

back’;

> Hieroglyphic Hittite <apan(a)> ‘back, again’, Lycian <epn>;

Skt.

> <ápa> ‘away, forth’; Greek <apo>, Lat. <ab> ‘from’; Greek
> <aps> ‘backwards, back, again’; Lat. <absque> ‘without’.

On the

> basis of non-Albanian forms Sturtevant reconstructs IH *hep-. This
> fits the Albanian evidence perfectly (Proto-Albanian *hápo:). In
> Albanian derivative <prapë> ‘again’ it appears we have *per-
> *prV-
> plus *hap-; in that case *h seems to be subsequently lost

after /+/,

> or else after close juncture.
> [I guess that we have the same formation in <predhë> ‘missile,
> projectile’, derived from *per- > *prV- plus *hedh ‘to throw,

jump’]

>
> I think that Hamp forgot to mention other important derivative:
> <prapa> ‘back’ (cf. Hittite and other forms, that contain this
> meaning too). Standard Alb. form <mbrapa> ‘id.’, derived from

prefix

> *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 <
> (i,e) mbrâmë> ‘last’, derived from double prefixed nasalized

form m-

> + prV- + hamp-. Other interesting derivative are: adjective <i
> mrapshtë/i prapshtë> ‘regressive’ derived from *per- +

*H2epo + *-

> sto, abstract noun in â€"i <prapshti/mbrapshti> ‘regression’

(today

> <prapavajtje> ‘to go back’); cf. <mbarësi> ‘progression’,

derived

> from Alb. adjective <i parë> ‘first’, adverb <para>

‘forward’. I

> found more recent formations Alb. verb <z•brap•s> ‘to back

up,

> retreat’ (synonym <z•byth>), <për•hap> ‘to spread’,
> <prapanicë> ‘ass’ (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 ‘to open’, prapë ‘again’,

prapa ‘back’,

> përhap ‘to spread’, prapa•nicë ‘ass’, parapa•nik

‘regressive’ (i

> prapë/i mbrapshtë), prapa•mbes ‘to stay back’,
> prapavajtje ‘regression’ (prapshti/mbrapshti);
>
> 2. Athematic form: *H2ep-ti: pas/mbas ‘back, after’,
> përmas/përpas ‘on the back’, i pasmë / i sprasmë

‘last’ (Gavrill

> Dara i Ri, “Kënga e sprasme e Balës” - Last Bala’s song);
>
> 3. Nasalized form: *H2emp-ti: i mbrâmë ‘last’, maybe
> <mbâmje/mbrëmje> ‘evening, literally last part of the day,
> <mbrëmë> ‘last night’ etc.
>
> Any suggestions, help?
>
> Konushevci