Re: [tied] PIE *&>u?

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

> All laryngeals first merged into x; after gY x>xY (or G>GY likely at
> this point). Then x > 0, but xY didn't > 0 between syl.):
>
> megY-x-lo+ ... bhergY-xY-wo+ ... dov-xY-tlo+
> megY-x-lo+ ... bhergY-x-wo+ .... dov-x-tlo+
> megY-xY-lo+ .. bhergY-xY-wo+ ... dov-x-tlo+
> megY-xY-lo+ .. bhergY-xY-wo+ ... dow-x-tlo+
> megY-xY-lo+ .. bhergY-xY-wo+ ... dowx-tlo+
> megY-xY-lo+ .. bhergY-xY-wo+ ... dow-tlo+
> megY-i-lo+ ... bhergY-i-wo+ .... dow-tlo+
> etc.
> mikY-i-la+ ... birkY-i-wa+ ..... taulla+
> mikY-i-la+ ... birkY-i-wa+ ..... ta:lla+
> mikY-i-la+ ... birkY-i-wa+ ..... ta:la+
> mikY-i-la+ ... birkY-i-wa+ ..... to:la+

I'm sure there's metathesis in 'birch', but it could still be of PIE
origin as I said in:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/47769

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

> _ mid tone
> $ syllable
> r, syllabic r
> r. retroflex r
> kY palatalized k
> x velar fricative
> xY/x/xW = H1 / H2 / H3

> bYh(e_)r.gYxY,w+
> bYh(e_)r.xY,gYu+
> bYhe_r.xY,gYu+
> bYhe_r.x,gYu+
> bYhe_r.xY,gYu+
> bYhér.xY,gYu+
> bYhér.egYu+
> etc
> bYír.ikYu+
>
> birihha 'birch' OHG

in which case G>GY/_gY is also needed, whether GY,>i or e first I
can't tell.