Re: [tied] Greek labiovelars

From: Sean Whalen
Message: 43822
Date: 2006-03-14

--- "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:

> Does it mean that in Celtic the shift *gWH >gH>g
> occurred before the labialization of the
> labio-velars?
>
> Time 1: k g gH kW gW gWH
> Time 2: k g gH kW gW
> Time 3: k g kW gW
> Time 4: k g kW b
>
> ???


"Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> says:

Proto-Celtic:

Time 1: k g gH kW gW gWH
Time 2: k g gH kW b gWH
Time 3: k g g kW b gW
Time 4: k g g kW b g

Irish: k g g k b g

Welsh: k g g p b g

Sean Whalen <stlatos@...> says:

Proto-Celtic:

Time 1: k g gH kW gW gWH
Time 2: k g gH kW b gWH
Time 3: k g g kW b gW

Irish: k g g k b g

Welsh: k g g p b gw


That is, I say PC had both kW and gW and each had
different outcomes in Q- and P- Celtic branches.



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