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

So
It is not "but"
If your source is ok
the form is H1-n-H3-m- "name"

Arnaud

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From: "Mate Kapović" <mkapovic@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Greek Prothetic Vowel as Reflex of PIE Laryngeal
(was: swallow vs. nighingale)


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