Re: Question about uH

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 50623
Date: 2007-11-28

Thank you,
 
I have another question about words :
deti "child" and deva "girl"
is <de-> from *dheH1- or from *dh-schwa-yod-
or something else ?
What is to be thought about that ?
 
Another question :
In Pokorny's data (from Kiliaan)
udder in Middle-Low-German is eur and N-eur, N-ur with #n- variant,
what is the explanation for n- (een, ein ?) ?
 
A.F
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:13 PM
Subject: [Courrier indésirable] Re: [tied] Question about uH

On 2007-11-25 21:33, fournet.arnaud wrote:

> I feel it odd that long u can become vy with initial #v-
> Should it not be *w-schwa-H-dh- m ?

No, it's OK. The vowel spelt "y" in Slavic reconstructions reflects long
*u: of whatever origin. It's realisation in the modern languages varies
(it's generally unrounded and high, but can be back, middle of
centralised front); however, it was once rounded, hence the prothetic v-
(from *[w]) before it.

It's the same in other words beginning with *u:- or *u-; they have
Slavic vy-, vU-. Most Slavic languages dislike empty syllable onets and
often fill them up in this way, hence also e- > je-, e^-, a- > ja-, etc.

Piotr