Re: [tied] Re: PIE i- and u-stems again

--- tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

> Greek is certainly a fascinating language.
> It occurred to me:
> 1) kvinna/kona is the only word in ON to act up this
> way.
> 2) Some, among them Miguel, assume a rule PPIE *Ku
> -> PIE KW, for K
> velar; but some paradigms appear to reflect in their
> zero grade the
> state of affairs before that rule, eg. Hittite 3sg
> kWen-zi, 3pl
> kun-anzi "strike, kill", Greek gun-e: "woman"

ku = gu / gw / gW so [gWnantsi]

e>o in some environments by CW
o>u/CW_C+sonor.

> 3) A hypothetical PIE variant *gun- would -> PGerm.
> *kun-.

Since C. > uC there's no need for PIE *u.

*n, is needed for Greek dia. bana




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