Re: [tied] Re: Dybo's law

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:00:57 +0000, tgpedersen
<tgpedersen@...> wrote:

>> >
>> >I had the passing thought that -tU was chosen since -tI was used
>for
>> >infinitives (although to a different stem). Does that make sense?
>>
>> No, the infinitive suffix is -ti (< *-tei). The supine has
>> -tU.
>
>True, Czech and Serbocroat has -ti. Does that mean that Russian -tI
>with myagkiy znak is a later development i > I ?

Yes.

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