Re: [tied] Yes-no questions in PIE

Pavel A. da Mek escreveu:

>
> > "Is this house new?"
> > "Yes, I built it last summer."
> > "No, your father built it."
> >
> > dó:m
>
> Why athematic?

Because of sanskrit dám- and dámpati-, and greek despóte:s ... from
*déms-poti- or something, a root noun from *dem(h1?) 'to build', as in
greek démo: &c &c.

>
> > yéh2 néweh2
>
> Why feminine?

A very good question. If it had the same gender as in sanskrit, it
should be neuter [an affirmation with question intonation here]... then:
yód néwom. Ah, I just thought, maybe I should use it like latin aedis ; ).

Well, as I am already writing...

>
> > h1ést?
> > h1ést, dedómh2e h1oséni t.rh2téh2i.

...that should be h1oséri.

> > ney, téwe ph2té:r séh2 dedóme.

Edgard.