Re: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]

> Most interestingly to me, his explanations for the apparent a-
> vocalism in e.g. *pag-, *swad-, *bhag-, *yag-, *mad-, *kad-, etc.

as

> containing the 'h2' laryngeal (probably /x/) suggest to me that

these

> were extended roots:
>
> *pex-g- > *pa(:)g-
> *swex-d- > *swa(:)d-
> *bhex-g- > *bha(:)g-
> *yex-g- > *ya(:)g-
> *mex-d- > *ma(:)d-
> *kex-d- > *ka(:)d-
>
> As is well known, *-d- and *-g- are common root extensions. What
> this means is that the words in question are more morphologically
> complex than can be seen at first glance. A common word like
> *swéxdus 'sweet', then, can be seen as an originally deverbal
> adjective: *swex-d-u-.

I noted the (:)'s. Not nice.


Torsten