Re: Brugmann's Law

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 51296
Date: 2008-01-15

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From: "Mate Kapović" <mkapovic@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Brugmann's Law


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>> What is the vowel in Pok 700 manu / monu "man" ?
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> Vedic mánuš can be *menus, since *monus would yield **ma:nuš. Although
> both Gothic manna and Slavic moNžI point to *mon- (or *man-).
> Mate
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What is the chain of pre-forms from *mon to Slavic *moNžI ?
Slavic is much closer to Uralic *mandz(h) than anything else.

Arnaud
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