Re: Basque, Etruscan and Common Sound Changes (was: Finnish KASKA)

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 54411
Date: 2008-03-01

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick McCallister" <gabaroo6958@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Basque, Etruscan and Common Sound Changes (was: Finnish
KASKA)


> My question is WHY can't Bengtson and his crew read
> this? Their efforts might actually amount to something
> if they did
>
>
> --- Miguel Carrasquer Vidal <miguelc@...> wrote:
>
> . . .
>
>
> > gurdi "cart" + abere "animal" => betabere "draught
> > animal"
> You lost me on this one --why not *gurtabere???? Where
> is the beC from?
>
> . . .
>
> > ardi "sheep" + min "tongue" (< *bini) => art-bin =>
> > arpin
> > "plantain"
>
> No /m/ in Proto-Basque. Doubters, are you paying
> attention?

***

Yes, this was probably my greatest source of disagreement with Trask.

I continue to believe that earliest Basque had [m].



Patrick

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> > If you have any other questions about Basque, don't
> > hesitate
> > to ask.
> >
> > =======================
> > Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> > miguelc@...
> >
> >
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