[tied] Celtic n (was: Greek labiovelars)

I have a few questions about the rules and ordering
needed if n. > an:

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

> It is now commonly assumed that PIE syllabic nasals
> gave PCelt. *aN:
> *Hdn.t- 'tooth' > *dant- etc.

> - raising/fronting in front of nasal + palatalized
> voiced stop:
> The outcome is <i> (or <e> by analogical lowering?):
> PIE *Hn.gWn. >
> PCelt. *amban 'butter' > *æmbæn > imb /imb'/

So the order is:

an- > æn-

(every?) C > +pal. / _ æ

æ (>e?) > i / _ Ng

æ (>e?) > i / _ mbY

æ (>e?) > i / _ ndY

æN > æ: / _ p/t/k/s

æ: > e:

æ > a

Anything else important in this order?

What would give no:en "nine" *(h1newn. > nowan >
noin)?

> - unconditioned raising in front of *n+g: *tangWa:t-
> 'tongue' >
> *tængWa:t- > *tingWa:th- > tengae (subsequent
> lowering i > e).

> OIr. céimm (VN of cingid), W cam 'step' is not
> really a problem:
> *kn.g(H)-s-mn- > PCelt. *kan(x)sman > Ir. céimm
> (*-ansm- > *-æ:ssm-
> > -émm-), > Brit. *kamm (*-ansm- > *-assm- > *-amm-,
> regularly
> without length).

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