Re: [tied] Re: Slavic endings

On Pon, rujan 11, 2006 12:54 pm, pielewe reče:

> Umlauted *u was still distinct from *i in the same position when the
> progressive palatalization took place, otherwise we can't explain the
> absence of the latter in *igo 'yoke'.

Are you sure that 3rd palatalization would indeed work here even if it
were already *i? I ask this because there are man examples where we get
double forms, so-called "exceptions" etc. Many people consider 3rd
palatalization as "sporadic", but I think you once said that that is not
really true...

Mate