Re: l+H

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:

>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@>
> wrote:

> > A.F
> > What about Armenian : arawr < aratro < HarH-tro ?
> > is H not kept in this word ?

> Maybe, but Latin has ara:trum with long -a:- from analogy with the
> verb, so I wouldn't take this as certain evidence. If H did remain
> between certain combinations of C (which seems possible) I'm fairly
> sure all kinds of H would be affected in the same way.

It seems possible that x() did not become -syllabic before C C+syl.
(so from the weak stem *xar-xW,-tr,+). The quality of xW vs x(Y)
doesn't matter.

An xW can also come from kW; optional kWo- > xWo- in Arm. and
Celtic. kWr,- > xWr,- > xWor- > (h)or- in Arm., also.