Re: [tied] h1,h2,h3 in Albanian

>if
> the
> > word was a loan from a (perhaps no longer existing) AfroAsiatic
> > language, the perhaps the *(H)a- part was a prefix which also
> might
> > explain volatile laryngeal and perhaps the vowel alternation (if
> from
> > a/u); se the Ehret quote in
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nostratic-L/message/4168
> >
> >
> > Torsten
> ************
> Yes and in this case I back up your view that *H1ep- (athematic)

with

> it o-grade form *H1op-, as well as *H1opo- (thematic) and *H2ep-,
> colored to *H2ap- 'river' are related.
> For further connection I have no idea and I don't like to be

involved.

>
> Konushevci
>

Erh, actually my view is that the alternation is laryngeal vs. no
laryngeal, not h2- vs. h1-, a view I've copied from Ehret, which is,
if I may quote again:
"The shape *?a- found in some Semitic reflexes (e.g., the noun "nose"
in #611) and in one PSC case (#317) can be understood as separate
analogy shifts to bring the morpheme into conformity with the usual
consonant-initial pattern of Afroasiatic words. But the outcomes in
other instances favor its re-construction as originally a vowel
alone."

But thanks for the support anyway ;-)


Torsten