Slavic KYa(K)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Grzegorz Jagodzinski"
<grzegorj2000@...> wrote:

>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: stlatos
> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [tied] swallow vs. nighingale

> > This depal. is completely regular in Slavic:
> >
> > KY > K before a unless a was followed by K
> >
> > (assuming H2 = x)
>
> I do not understand what is the relation between H2 and KY or K.

I didn't say there was any relationship between these sounds. The
reason for the rule is that e>a by K. This means that in the deep
structure aK = eK. This depal. only occurs by deep a.

> A very complicated rule, limited to only few examples

There are plenty of examples, especially if all those with no depal.
before ax, ak, etc., are considered a part of it.

, so without practical

> importance. Who is its author?

I am.

How many examples do you know? Could you list

> them?

*gYhan.s+ > *goNsI

*kYaNmYo+ 'small straight horn(ed) > hornless' >>
*kYaNmYLo+ > *kYamYLo+ > *kamYaLo+ > *komolU

*kYaxpo+ 'hoof' >>
*kYaxpko+ > *kYapxko+ > *kapuxto+ > *kopyto

*kYatu+, *kYatro+? 'battle, enemy?' >
*kate/oro+ 'fight'

*kYas.+ >> *kosa; L castra

no ev. for o in:

> Slav. *kosa < *k^osa: "scythe" (see Skr. s'asati "he cuts")

There are more possible examples, but less certain.