Re: S mobile (Was : PS Emphatics)

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 52330
Date: 2008-02-05

On 2008-02-05 09:57, fournet.arnaud wrote:

> Does it have a s- in the first place ? One just can explain #r- with
> r- ? no need to presuppose sr-

The *sr- in *sreu- is not "presupposed" but securely reconstructed on
the basis of Skt. srávati, srutá, Germanic *stroumo-, Slavic *strumy,
Lith. srau~jas, OIr. sruaim, sruth, etc.

And, yes, rivers are often said to "run" in all languages I know.

Piotr