Re: Res: [tied] Etymology of Rome - h1rh1-em-/h1rh1-o:m-

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 47835
Date: 2007-03-14

On 2007-03-14 13:26, alexandru_mg3 wrote:

> As I know Piotr, Sanskrit n. > a see *h2nh2-ti > a:ti 'aquatic bird'
> I don't see the vocalisation of n. in your example...

The prevocalic development was different: *n.HV > *n.nV > Indic anV, cf.
*tn.h2ú- > tanú- 'thin'. Similarly, *r. and *l normally give Skt r., but
*r.HV/*l.HV > irV (or urV in labial environments), cf. *pl.h1ú- > purú-
(Av. pouru-, Gk. polú-).

Piotr