The pronunciation of post-velars (was Re: [tied] *kW- "?")

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Grzegorz Jagodzinski"
<grzegorj2000@...> wrote:

> What about
>
> *k^ad- 'fall': Skt. sad-, Lat. cado 'fall' (a-colour even if *k^,

not *k,

> evident)
>
> *keH2- *[kah-] 'desire': Skt. ka:- 'desire', Lat. ca:rus 'dear'

etc.

> (yes, -a- here but caused by H2 rather)
>
> And:
>
> *sk^end- 'shine, appear': Skt. chadáyati, Av. sadhaiieiti 'seems',

prob.

> Grk. kékasmai 'distinguish oneself'
>
> *skend- 'leap': Skt. skand-, OIr. scendid/scennid 'leap' etc.

(with -e-

> instead of expected -a-)
>
> Source:
> http://www.unc.edu/~melchert/piedorsals.pdf
>

How come so many PIE *ka-, *k^a- survive in Bangani?

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pehook/bangani.abbi2.html


Torsten