Re: Greek Prothetic Vowel as Reflex of PIE Laryngeal (was: swallow v

On Sub, prosinac 22, 2007 8:31 pm, afyangh wrote:

> Personally,
> I trust Greek laryngeal coloring of schwa,
> only when the schwa cannot be suspected of assimilation to the main
> vowel.
> In the case of H1°d-ont-, becoming odont,
> if edont- did not exist, I would just conclude H_d-
> Laryngeal status unknown.
> And in front of the word like ono-ma,
> I will never conclude that it starts with H3.
> Any H is acceptable thru assimilation to the main vowel.
>
> enoma or anoma would prove something
> (H1 and H2 constrast with o)
> onoma proves nothing about laryngeal #H_n- (H and o concord)

But you do have Enyma- attested in a personal name in Greek.

Mate