From: stlatos
Message: 48636
Date: 2007-05-17
> 1. the delabialization kW/u > ku happened AFTER p..kW > kW...kWI agree that this is the order for Latin, not for Celtic.
> Why? Because otherwise we need to see at least in one language p/qu
> alternances for the same root: that is not the case.
>
> So Based ON WHAT YOU SUSTAIN that the delabialisation preceeded
> the p..KW > kW..kW?
>
> => so based on this timeframe:
> 1. p..kW > kW..kW
> 2. kW/u > ku
> > based onSince Armenian seems to treat p the same as Celtic (p>f>xW>h) it
> > *perkunyo where we have a Gothic loan starting with f- indicated for
> > sure an initial p-
> Is what I said initially : the loan happened when Celtic has an
> initial p- and the German still have the p ...(so aprox. before 1000
> BC)
> Native?There's no certain evidence that the Germanic KW>P changes are
>
> *perkW- > *perku:-
> and
> *penkWe > *pempe
>
> seems ok for you?