Re: [tied] An outline on evolution *tw- > z- in Albanian

From: Sean Whalen
Message: 48059
Date: 2007-03-23

--- Abdullah Konushevci <akonushevci@...> wrote:

> *tweH2k- ` to occupy, bind, embrace'.

I think it's just * twèk+ / tuk+ with e>a by plain
velar.

The change of tw must come well before the Greek
dialectal change for the order to work (though I do
believe the two languages are closely related).

wi_ikYpótnY ... twàk ... twì ... twèrye
wi_kYpótnY .... twàk ... twì ... twèrye
wi_kYpotnY .... twàk ... twì ... twèrye
wíkYpotnY ..... twák ... twí ... twérye
wíkYopotnY .... twák ... twí ... twérye
wíkYobotnY .... twák ... twí ... twérye
wúkYobotnY .... twák ... twí ... twérye
wúkYobote ..... twák ... twí ... twérye
wúkYobote ..... t.wák .. t.wí .. t.wérye
wúkYobote ..... t.s.wák t.s.wí t.s.wérye
wúkYobote ..... tswák .. tswí .. tswérye
wúkYobote ..... dzwák .. dzwí .. dzwérye
wúc^obote ..... dzwák .. dzwí .. dzwérye
úc^wobote ..... dzwák .. dzwí .. dzwérye
úc^wobote ..... dzwák .. dzwí .. dzwé:ye
úc^wobote ..... dzwák .. dzyí .. dzwé:ye
ús^wobote ..... zwák ... dzyí .. zwé:ye
úz^wobote ..... zwák ... dzyí .. zwé:ye
úz^wobote ..... zákw ... dzyí .. zwé:ye
úz^wobote ..... záp .... dzyí .. zwé:ye
úzwobote ...... záp .... dzyí .. zwé:ye
úzwabate ...... záp .... dzyí .. zwé:ye
úzwaate ....... záp .... dzyí .. zwé:ye
úzwa:te ....... záp .... dzyí .. zwé:ye

etc.

zot ........... zap .... xi- .. -zoj

> 1a. Alb zap,
> invariable, in
> bëj zap `to circumvent, restraint, embrace' with
> extended variant
> zapt; b. zapoj/zaptoj 'to invade, occupy' from
> extended weak root
> form *twakb-o-, cf. Greek sattein/sassein `to arm'.
> 2. Alb
> zabel `grove, thicket' from *twakb-el-, cf. Greek
> sakos `hurdle,
> holy place'.

I'd say after * twàk+ > zap the root forms a
diminutive * zapLo+ which voices the p.





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