[tied] Re: Origin of Thematic Neuter -om (was: 1sg. -o:)

From: tgpedersen
Message: 39868
Date: 2005-09-03

> > Latin ob is likely from *(h1)op(i) ~ *(h1)epi.
>
> How do you explain the Latin voiced plosive?

Cf *ap-/*ab- "water" *peh3(i)-/*b-i- "(make) drink" (unless one wants
to explain the /b/ as coming from *-pH3-). This alternation is unusual
in PIE.


Torsten