Re: [tied] Re: PIE genitive plural *-o:m, a possible analysis

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From: Exu Yangi

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Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 8:24 PM

Subject: RE: [tied] Re: PIE genitive plural *-o:m, a possible analysis

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, <proto-language@...> wrote:
> >
> >   The simplest permissible word-form in PIE was *CA, where *A
>represents the Ablaut-vowel that, at the next earliest stage,
>manifested itself as *é when stress-accented, or *Ø when not
>stress-accented.
>
>So are you suggesting that PIE had words of the form C?
>
> >   The commonest word-form was *CACA, which, in accordance with the
>rule that the penultimate syllable was stress-accented, appears in the
>next earliest stage as *CéCØ (from *CÁCA).
>
>Where would a word like *kWis come from?

Assuming labialized constants were phonemic (there is no reason to assume
otherwise)

*kWi (CA form) + *-s case marker

Not saying I agree or disagree, but it is a thought ...

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Patrick:

 

At this stage, I believe any *i is the avocalic reflex of *y. 

 

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