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

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From: Piotr Gasiorowski

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Subject: Re: [tied] Re: PIE genitive plural *-o:m, a possible analysis (*wL'kWo-s)

On 2006-05-04 06:22, Patrick Ryan wrote:

>     1. I know of no justification for reconstructing *H3 as the initial.
>     While I admit the probability of an initial 'laryngeal', my choice
>     would be *H2.

Gk. orego: 'stretch out, reach' (= Lat. rego:), orektos (= Lat. re:ctus,
OPers. ra:sta-, PGmc. *rexta-) show the value of the laryngeal. The
development of the 'royal' semantics of the root is illustrated by the
Latin meanings of <rego:> -- (1) 'keep straight, lead straight'; (2)
'guide, lead, direct'; (3) 'set right, correct'; (4) 'control, rule,
govern'.

Piotr


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Patrick:

 

Could you spell out in detail your reasoning for considering the initial o- the result of a 'laryngeal' as opposed to the explanation offered by Pokorny: "prefix"?

 

 

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