Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: An example

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From: Brian M. Scott

To: Patrick Ryan

Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:13 PM

Subject: Re[2]: [tied] Re: An example

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According to the summary in Beekes, Greek, Albanian, and
Hittite are the only places that one might normally see a
trace of *h2 from *h2melg^-.  If there's a Hittite cognate,
I haven't run across it.  Albanian <mjel> has been
considered a cognate (Pokorny, Demiraj), but Michiel de Vaan
points out that the absence of any reflex of *g^ is
problematic.  (He and Alexander Lubotsky are currently
revising the database based on Demiraj.)  Thus, it would
seem that too much evidentiary weight shouldn't be placed on
this word.  Under the circumstances, Gk. <amélgo:> pretty
clearly tips the scales towards *h2melg^-.

Brian

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Patrick:

In this particular case, I consider Greek *a- a prefix.

 

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