Re: Truth, Hittite

On 2007-11-21 08:39, Brian M. Scott wrote:

>> And the Greek -ia ending?
>
> According to Watkins, from PIE *-ia:-, a compound suffix
> whose second element is PIE *-eh2, forming abstract and
> collective nouns.

According to those who accept "laryngeal breaking" in Greek (and I see
no reason not to accept it), it's mainly from *-ih2 > -ia in auslaut
(*ja: elsewhere).

Piotr