Re: Celtic n (was: Greek labiovelars)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Sean Whalen <stlatos@...> wrote:

> > Isn't this extraordinarily complicated, against
> > assuming that PIE
> > *eNT > PCelt. *eNT, PIE *N.T > *aNT?
>
> I prefer e>a for several reasons that seem to add up
> to an understandable whole.
>

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>
> e(>e~?)>a between N-N in same syllable

Would OIr. menme (n) 'intelligence, act of thinking' be a counter-
example? PCelt. *menmen-, also MW mynw, Bret. meno.

>
> e(>e~?)>a before N-stop+voice with same place of
> articulation

What material does this rule cover? Could you give some examples?

Anders