[tied] Re: *-tro-/*-tlo-

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:

> > What do you say
> > caused the optional *gYnYoxW+ in PIE?
>
> Optional? I'd say it's the normal form of the root and doesn't have to
> be explained.

I'm talking about where it would normally be 0-grade:

--- stlatos <stlatos@...> wrote:

> with optional insertion of e>o to prevent CY and CW
> coming together as
> onset and nucleus in 0-grade. Also seen in:
>
> *gYnY(o)xWto+ > *kunþa+ > OE cu:þ; L no:tus
> 'known'
>
> *gYnY(o)xWmYn.,+ > *z^inmen > Lith z^yme:; Slavic
> *zna:men+
> 'sign'