Re: [tied] *kap-

From: Grzegorz Jagodzinski
Message: 41001
Date: 2005-10-03

Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:
> Grzegorz Jagodzinski wrote:
>
>> I do not know a -ya- present type with full
>> grade in Sanskrit. If you know, please give me more information.
>> AFAIK only secondary present stems of the 10th class (-aya-) could
>> have the full grade in the root but we are not talking about *-eje-
>> (causatives) but about *-je- (mainly statives and passives).
>
> Ever seen <pás'yati> from *(s)pek^- (cf. OAv. spasiia:) = Lat.
> specio:? About 10-20% of securely reconstructed PIE *-je- presents
> are of this subtype. If you're interested in more information, I'll
> provide the bibliography.
>
> Piotr
>

As I have already written, the null-grade form (C)VC roots tended to be
eliminated in such or another way. And I do not think that all CVC-jo/e-
presents have the vowel -a- in Latin (perhaps two initial consonants
prevented the change e > a in Latin, it is really interesting problem which
should be thoroughfully analyzed). So, when you speak about 10%-20%, do you
mean PIE *-je- presents from roots of different structures? I would like to
know if there are full grade *-je- presents from "ablautable" roots (i.e.
from roots which has reduced or null grades in other forms). And even if
there are, from where are you taking your conviction that *kap-jo/e- belongs
to this small 10%-20% group?

Btw. what is the explanation for such strange verbal forms with stressed
reduced/null grade?

Grzegorz J.





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