Re: [tied] Vedic Rta... one last time

Sean Whalen wrote:

> The accent changes in verb par@.../p@...@t- "fight"
> (Sanskrit prt- "battle" but there's no change in rt.

As far as I can see, _all_ the Avestan examples of finite verb forms
derived from this root are thematic middles with non-initial accent, so
they simply fit the rule.

> In noun p@šana:- "battle" (Sanskrit prtana:- "battle")
> the accent isn't on the first syllable but rt
> (>rs>rs.) > š anyway.

I know you're going to be surprised, but the accent _is_ on the first
syllable in Ved. pr.'tana-. More support for the rule.

Piotr