Re: [tied] Syllabic (was: Etymology of Rome)

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

> I'd say the word was:
> * gerxús / garxús / gr,xús with stem * ger-x-w+ / etc.
> and adj. * ger-x-n.o+ (similar to the words for
> 'birch' and 'oak').
>
> In Latin *gr,-xús > *gr,-ús > *gr-ús > gru:s
> (lengthening with loss of mora in resyl. in monosyl.).

Also seen in:

*kYuxas+ 'morning < risen, fully swollen (up)'
*kYuxas
*kYu-as
*kYw-as
*kYwa:s
*kYra:s
cra:s 'tomorrow'

w>r after kY because original kYw > kW(w) before loss of x() so there
was no onset with KYKW allowed at the time.