--- Sean Whalen <
stlatos@...> wrote:
> The rule puN > muN is also seen in pulmund.ùk
> 'butterfly', though metathesis obscures it.
>
> pYìpYa_Lx,tó:n.
> pYipYaLx,tó:n.
> pipaLx,tó:n.
> pipaLxtó:n.
> piLpaxtó:n.
> piLpató:n.
> piLpatn.+ (weak stem)
> piLpan.t+
> piLpan.t.+
> puLpan.t.+
> pulpan.t.+
> pulpan.d.+
> pulpon.d.
> pulpun.d.
> pulmun.d.
> pulmund. + ùk (~ dim.)
> pulmund.ùk
Based on Kashmiri evidence I'm changing some of the
intermediate forms in the derivation:
pYìpYa_Lx,tó:n.
pYipYaLx,tó:n.
pipaLx,tó:n.
pipaLx,tn. (weak stem)
pipaLxtn.
pipaLtn.
pipaLn.t
paLpin.t
paLpin.t.
paLpun.t.
paLpun.d.
poLpun.d.
poLmun.d.
pulmun.d.
pulmund. + ùk (~ dim.)
pulmund.ùk
P>-pal.
X>-syl./$_$
X>0/
met.
met.
T>T./C.$_
i>u/_n.$
i>u/_N$
stop>+voice/nasal$_
a>o
pun>mun/_$
o>u by P (opt.)
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