Re: [tied] The gap of *b in IE

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From: "etherman23" <etherman23@...>
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Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] The gap of *b in IE


> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > ***
> > Patrick:
> >
> > There is no absence of *b in PIE; it is infrequent, and sometimes is
> > transformed into *bh or *w, but it is present. *b is b in Sumerian;
> *bh is
> > p.
> >
> > ***
>
> *#b > *#p would explain *pibati.

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Patrick:

Not sure I understand this. I am under the impression that the root is
*po:(i)-.

Would not the change be from *p to *b?

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