Re: [tied] Syllabic (was: Etymology of Rome - h1rh1-em-/h1rh1-o:m-)

On 2007-03-16 13:02, Sean Whalen wrote:

> I'd say the word was:
> * gerxús / garxús / gr,xús with stem * ger-x-w+ / etc.
> and adj. * ger-x-n.o+ (similar to the words for
> 'birch' and 'oak').
>
> In Latin *gr,-xús > *gr,-ús > *gr-ús > gru:s
> (lengthening with loss of mora in resyl. in monosyl.).
>
> Greek *géra:n is from an analogical nom. < géran-.

There is no Gk. *géra:n. The word is geré:n (or gére:n) < *gerh2-e:n,
the fem. counterpart of masc. géranos < *ger&2-n-o-.

> I'd be very hesitant to reconstruct a word with two
> x's in a row based on apparent reflexes in one branch.

Not in a row. They are separated by a vowel and belong to differnt
members of a compound in my analysis.

> After a "laryngeal" becomes -syllabic between C's the
> clusters are sometimes "fixed" (differently in Baltic
> and Slavic). At this time Slavic inserts "a" exactly
> in the same places it inserted "u" in the past.
>
> kabxLó+ ... ger-x-w+
> kabuxLó+ .. ger-x-w+
> kabuxLó+ .. gerxw+
> kabuxLó+ .. geraxw+

Any other cases where such a cluster is "fixed" in this way? We have
*pr.h3wo- > *pirh3wa- > *pIrvU and other such words without any fixing.

Piotr