Re: Existence of PIE *a (was: The meaning of life: PIE. *gWiH3w-)

Arnaud asks for data to support certain reconstructions.
I suggest he get a copy of Pokrny or whatever the recent French equivalent
is.
P R
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I can check Pokorny if I want to.
It's available at two web sites.

I 'm asking for some explanations
about each form with -a-
in order to understand
what it stands for.

We're discussing words with meanings
not strings of letters.

Arnaud
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Regarding *g^hans-, there is no voiced velar spirant in the word.
If he thinks his *h represent presumably *H2 is a voiced velar spirant, let
him prove it.
Patrick
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We have already discussed that word.
I restate that
*ghaH2-H2ns is a compound word
made up with :
*nggaH2 "goose" (H2 = voiced velar spirant)
*H2ans "duck". (H2 = I dunno: possibly glottal stop)

The -a- in orthodox *ghans is from *°H2a-

Arnaud
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