Re: [tied] Question on Albanian sy

> It's true
> that in a stressed final open syllable we get Alb. /i/ rather

than /y/,

> as in <mi> 'mouse' < *mu:(s-)

>>Marius wrote:
>>The i in mi is due to the preceeding m not to the stressed final
>>open syllable, similar with the i in bisht (< PIE bhu:- 'to grow')
>>that is due to the preceeding b.

For another example see Alb. mizë 'fly' < PAlb *mu:-ja where u: > i
but we don't have a final syllable.

Best Regards,
Marius

P.S. : Also a PAlb form *mu:-ska is not impossible because mu:h(ë)+zë >
will give mizë too...