Re: [tied] *es- or *h1es- ?

From: glen gordon
Message: 41265
Date: 2005-10-11

Etherman23:
> In that case we go no further than *es which doesn't
> have an attested initial phonemic consonant.

No, we can't because of the attested plural forms
with zerograded *h1s-, not **s-. Note Hittite /asanzi/
"they are" < *h1sonti.


= gLeN





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