u-u (was: Greek double u)

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

> In Greek words with short u in two middle syllables, the second u>0.
> This would apply to words of

[4 syllables or more]

> (but then analogy
> on a nom. not affected). Apparently this is a regular rule in Greek,
> similar to Exon's Law in Latin.
>
> # V-u-u-V # > # V-u-_-V #
> # V-u-u-V() > # V-u-_-V()
>
> followed by rules simplifying the resulting clusters, also somewhat
> sim. to secondary Latin rules.

> stop>0/CC_[only two sonorants]
> CC>0 / C_C
> CC>0 / _C
> C>0 / C_C then delete C slots (0)
> stop>0/_C[not -dental then dental stops]
> then delete C and V slots (0, _)

> These rules also occur in Indo-Iranian and Celtic.

Apparently also Latin. Middle u-u > u-0 unless the resulting
cluster would be unpronouncable, then any remaining u-u > 0-u.
Instead of C>0, C>s (or > 0 before s).

> *kankú+s > *kn,kús > *knúks 'nut'
>
> *kartú+s > *k(a)rtús 'strong, hard'
>
> *kartú+knúks > *kartuknuko+ > *karu0_ko+ >
> káruon

*ml,du+ 'soft'
*knuk+ 'nut'

*ml,duknuka:x 'soft nut'
*ml,dunuka: dissim.
*ml,dun_ka:
*ml,dus_ka:
*ml,duska:

mollusca


*ml,du+ 'soft'
*musko+ 'moss, etc.'

*ml,dumuskom 'soft fungus'
*ml,dum_skom
*ml,dus_skom
*ml,du0_skom
*ml,duskom

molluscum 'fungus on maple trees'


*mx,nu+ 'hand'
*turb+ 'agitate'

*mx,nuturbax+
*manuturba:+
*man_turba:+
*mas_turba:+
*masturba:+

> *pYug+ 'hit (with fist)' >
> púkte:s 'boxer'
> *kYóru+ > korupte:s 'head-butter'

*kYórupYuge+ 'hit with horns'
*kYórupY_ge+
*kYórus_ge+
*kYórusge+
*kYóruske+

corusco: 'thrust with horns'