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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:
> In some languages CW can create an s() also; Celtic has the most of
> these and similar changes.
To expand on this; a dental > +round between u_w or u_m in several
IE languages. Later a C is added to break up CW by w/m (sim. to how
no KWw- or Pw- were allowed). The conditions vary among IE languages.
Germanic apparently had opt. dWh s C > dWh C or s C:
*bhudmo+ ..... *xYrudhmo+
*bhudWmo+ .... *rudWhmo+
*bhudWsmo+ ... *rudWhsmo+
*bhudWsmo+ ... *rudWhmo+ or *rusmo+
*bhutsmo+ ... *rudhmo+ or *rusmo+
*buTsmo+ .... *rudmo+ or *rusmo+
*buTmo+ .... *rudmo+ or *rusmo+
*buTma+ .... *rudma+ or *rusma+
*buTma+ > *boTm+ > bottom
*buTma+ > *boDm+ > OHG bodam
*rudma+ > *rotm+ > OHG rotamo 'redness'
*rusma+ > *rozm+ > OHG rosamo 'redness'
In Baltic the analogical color-word *xYr(o)udhwo+ 'reddish' >
*xYr(o)udWhswo+ > rusvas, rausvas.
In Celtic *trudmo+ > *trudWmo+ > *trudWsmo+ > *trutsmo+ > *truzmo+ >
*trummo+ > OIr tromm 'heavy'; *mudmi:x 'wetnurse' > *mudWmi+a: >
mumme. This differs from dm in other env. like *vr,xdm+ > *vr,dmo+ >
*wridmo+ > *wredma+ > fre:m 'root'.