[tied] Re: Short and long vowels

From: etherman23
Message: 39462
Date: 2005-07-28

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:
> But do not most PIEists still think that Old Indian palatal stops are
> brought about by *e-grade forms?

There was satemization and then later palatalization due to e-grade
forms. Similar developments are seen in Slavic and Armenian. I don't
know if there's a standard theory of satemization.