--- Miguel Carrasquer <
mcv@...> wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:09:52 -0700 (PDT), Sean
> Whalen
> <stlatos@...> wrote:
>
> > Change 11 is the sporadic (but common) change of
> *o
> >to a after a rounded or labial C (w not included),
>
> Can you give some examples?
Most of these examples of o-derounding are found in
Andrew Sihler's _New Comparative Grammar of Greek and
Latin" and more can be found there (though I don't
think he gets everything concerning this correct).
The order is fairly important (there are waves of
rounding and derounding from various environments).
e>o by some kW, gW, etc.
e>o before w
dh>th>T>f
gW>gw
gw>w
o>a before w (sporadic)
o>a after a rounded or labial C (sporadic)
e>o before L (velar liq.)
e>o by various
Ex.:
o>a before w
VL cavus, covus; Gk kóoi (hollows)
L caveo:; Gk koéo:
L faveo:, foveo: (cherish < *warm *dhogWheye-)
L lavo:; Gk loéo:
o>a after a rounded or labial C
L quattuor *(kWe->kWo->kWa->kwa-)
L faber < *dhobhro-s
L pars < *porti-s
L mare < *mori
L maneo: *moneye-
and *bhorzdha:x > *forfa: > barba was my own.
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