Re: [tied] *rebh- or *H3rebh-

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 45194
Date: 2006-07-03

On 2006-07-03 01:32, Abdullah Konushevci wrote:

> And what would convince anyone of the initial *H2 in *kous- 'to hear'.
> I think Greek form akouein 'to hear'. And, in case of *rebh-, I think
> it is Albanian form <brinjë> 'rib' that gives me a right to
> reconstruct it as *H3rebh-.

It doesn't until you demonstrate, using independent evidence, that *h3-
> *b- in Albanian. What are your examples?

Piotr