Re: Celtic n (was: Greek labiovelars)

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

>
> So the order is:
>
> an- > æn-
>
> (every?) C > +pal. / _ æ

The rules of palatalization are extremely complicated. There seem to
be two rounds of it and many restrictions.
Palatalization of consonants immediately preceding the stressed
vowel seems to be subphonemic, however.

>
> 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?

Final *-an > *-æn > *-en, probably.

One might also note that Gaulish shows signs of a similar tendency,
aNT sometimes giving eNT, iNT.

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

I guess somthing like *newan > *nowæn > *nowen > *now' N- > noí N-

Anders