Re: [tied] Celtic n (was: Greek labiovelars)

--- "Anders R. Joergensen" <ollga_loudec@...>
wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Sean Whalen
> <stlatos@...> wrote:
> >
> > > - unconditioned raising in front of *n+g:
> *tangWa:t-
> > > 'tongue' >
> > > *tængWa:t- > *tingWa:th- > tengae (subsequent
> > > lowering i > e).
> >
> > That doesn't explain *ksum-h2ango-s >
> *com-ango-s >
> > cumang OIr; cyfyng W; "narrow"
>
> We don't expect palatalization of -m- folowing a
> retained, non-
> palatal vowel (exception in / a__i)... Or is that
> not what you're
> getting at?

You said "unconditioned raising in front of *n+g" as
but I suppose you mean before i>a in an unstressed
closed syllable after a non-palatalized, etc.

I think I remember another word from h2ang- with
stressed vowel; I'll look for more.

> > possibly also:
> >
> > *h1lengWH- "light, leap" 3rd sng. perf.
> *h1eh1longWHe
> > >
> > *eh1longWHe > *leh1longWHe > *legWHlongWHe >
> > *h1eblong^e > leblaing OIr
>
> I don't see what that says about the problem. I must
> be getting
> tired.

If the second syllable is stressed it could
represent l^eBlaN^g^

> > > In British Celtic you _can_ tell the difference
> > > between PCelt. *aNC
> > > and *eNC
> >
> > But that could be because en- > e~n- then n. >
> en or
> > the opposite.
> >
>
> Could you spell out your scenario?

kWeNkWe km.tom
kWe~NkWe km.tom
kWe~NkWe kn.tom
kWe~NkWe kemtom

To Breton:

kWe~NkWe kemtom
kWe~NkWe kamtom
etc.
pemp kant

To Welsh:

kWi~NkWe kemtom
kWi~NkWe kamtom
etc.
pimp cant




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