From: Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
Message: 54450
Date: 2008-03-02
>Causative of what? The non-causative is Lith. bijóti(es),
>> >Sorry to tell you but this is 'ala-bala-portocala' :)
>>
>> You have misunderstood me. Balto-Slavic productive verbs in
>> *-i:ti are almost always denominal or deverbal. They are
>> derived either from another verb (e.g. Slavic nesti =>
>> nositi), or from a noun/adjective (e.g. Slavic slava =>
>> slaviti). In this case, the Lithuanian verb seems to be
>> denominal (but I would feel better if I could consult
>> Fraenkel).
>
>What happens if you posit that the root is *bheidh- 3sg pres.
>*bheid-ti -> *bheitti, by false division *bhei-ti? *Bhoidh-éy- would
>then be an ordinary causative.