--- Miguel Carrasquer <
mcv@...> wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:27:14 -0700 (PDT), Sean
> Whalen
> <stlatos@...> wrote:
>
> > You do still agree that reflexes of *w and *p,
> etc.,
> >can block o>a (or restore it), right?
>
> No, I'm saying there is no o > a in Armenian.
What about
akn vs oculus L
ayn vs oino-/e:- Gk
aytnum vs oidos- Gk
atamn vs odont- Gk
ateam vs odium, o:di: L
garun vs vasara Lith (o>a in Lith)
I suppose you also would have to say h2 and h3 merge
before h2>a. It's possible by itself, but makes some
changes strange (assimilation in enuma-/onuma- can't
account for anun). Do you have any cases of a>o later
(and e>o)? How do you derive k'ayr from *swesor- (any
analogy)?
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