Re: [tied] Re: IE *h3 and voice

From: glen gordon
Message: 39647
Date: 2005-08-17

Etherman23:
> Okay, crazy idea time. Supposing the glottalic
> theory is right, could *H3 actually be *p'?

Considering that *h3 disappears except in Anatolian,
just like *h2, and given that Anatolian shows *x...
No. Reconstructing a labial would be based on no
IE evidence at all and isn't even needed. There are
better solutions. Surmising /hW/ or /`/ suffices
without theorizing more than we need.


= gLeN





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