Re: The meaning of life: PIE. *gWiH3w-

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 52893
Date: 2008-02-12

Correction: <pháo(u)s>


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From: "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
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*gWiH3w-


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> From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Re:Re: Re: Re: Re:[tied] Re: The meaning of life: PIE.
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> > Could you give an example of a bare *CoC noun - without any suffixes?
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> > Patrick
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> > Greek phô(s) "light"
> > Root *bh_H2
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> > Nominative -s does not count as a suffix.
> > the base is *bhoH2-
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> > Arnaud
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> I did not write "bare *Co:C noun".
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> I think nominative -*s is a suffix for most people.
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> According to Pokorny, Greek <phôs> is from *bha:u- via <páo(u)s>.
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> I have no reason for disbelieving that.
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> Patrick
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