Re: [tied] PIE. -o-i > PSl. -i

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From: Pavel A. da Mek

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:02 AM

Subject: [tied] PIE. -o-i > PSl. -i

Is there an explanation why in them. pl. nom. PIE. -o-i gives PSl. -i
instead of regular PSl. -e^ as in them. sg. loc.?

      P.A.

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Patrick:

 

I do not know much about Proto-Slavic but my guess would be it is like Old Indian:

 

if the first vowel of the diphthong is long or stress-accented, you get e:

 

if neither vowel is long, you get <ai>, and eventually <i>.

 

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