Re: [tied] Re: kentum/satem: why Lithuanian kg before e/i

From: Sean Whalen
Message: 45658
Date: 2006-08-08

--- "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:

> Why gW in Armenian didnt develop into the same
> expected alternation, k/c^, but only k, for *gW (cf.
> kh/c^h for *kW, g/j^ for *gHW)

Probably *(gW>gw before V) before palatalization
(sim. to Latin and Welsh, etc.

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