> Do you consider this *-aN appearing in *-am-bhi (or
> perhaps: *-ambh-i)?
It could be the "on" particle in that case. So
*(x)an-bHi.
> Miguel mentions in previous postings a plural in
> -abh- and that this lautgesÃĪtzlich becomes -om.
His basis for a true plural marker in *bH is weak.
Rather, I consider the semantics of the particle
*bHi "by, amongst" as sufficient to create a
plural nuance suggesting a 'group'.
> Fully voiced is close to nasal, isn't it?
If you mean that full-voiced /b/ is one step away
from /mb/, yes. This has to do with voicing onset.
If the voicing onset starts to *precede* the stop,
a nasal corresponding to the stop starts to
crystalize. So a full-voiced /d/ could theoretically
go to /nd/.
= gLeN
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