Re: Comments on Beekes' pre-Greek

> The Greek change is independent of any borrowing. There would also
> be kt>kk or k (ark(t)os); is that from borrowing?

Beekes has k/kt as his alternation 1b which he explains by merging it
with his alternation 5b kt/sk which he explains by positing a
consonant capable of becoming both s and t (explaining kt as
metathesized tk), as well as lost altogether, namely tY. I wasn't
aware of an alternation arkos/arktos, but if so, the "bear" word is a
loan in IE., which would explain the s Latin ursus.

> > > > The interesting thing is that he finds pre-nasalisation and
> > > > nasalisation (b / mb, ph / mb, ph / mb; t / nd / n, d / nd /
> > > > n, th / n; g / gg, kh / gkh, kh /gk), and further, that the
> > > > labial interchanges include w.
> > >
> > > Why?
> >
> > Why what?
>
> What ev. is there for pre-nasalisation?

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/46183
The threads starting at
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/46106
and
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/47212
and
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/45106


Torsten