Re: Sanskrit Rta... and related terms

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "A." <xthanex@...> wrote:
>
> > As I understand it, David Watson suggests that Rta, Arta,
> > and Asha all develop from a zero grade form which is the
> > Proto-Indo-Iranian *rta-.
>
> I agree that they're all from the zero grade, but since
> Iranian and Indo-Aryan have some different outcomes of H in
> various positions the proto-form should be H2rtó-, the same
> as in PIE.

Just so it's clear: I don't deny the presence of the laryngeal
there, but only omitted its notation for simplicity's sake.

David