[tied] Re: Albanian pre and Romanian prada

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:

> 2. And another question for you : how Latin *abellona (<
> abellana [nux] see DEX) could give Romanian aluna ?
>
> Is somehow via b>zero and next ae>a ?

Yes. Intervocalic Latin <b> and <v> usually drops in Romanian.
Consequent contraction of the vowels to a single vowel is common - I
don't claim to know the precise details.

Richard.