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

Through words like *min, 'tongue'; [mi] is present in words for 'tongue'
around the world.

Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick McCallister" <gabaroo6958@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Basque, Etruscan and Common Sound Changes (was: Finnish
KASKA)


> Trask's proto-Basque had no /m/.
> Aquitananian had no /m/.
> So, you must be talking about a pre-proto-Basque.
> So, how did you reconstruct an /m/ for
> pre-proto-Basque, given that proto-Basque had no /m/?
>
>
> --- Patrick Ryan <proto-language@...> wrote:
>
> . . .
> > >
> > > > 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
> >
> > ***
> >
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > > If you have any other questions about Basque,
> > don't
> > > > hesitate
> > > > to ask.
> > > >
> > > > =======================
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> > > > miguelc@...
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