From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 55542
Date: 2008-03-20
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From: Patrick Ryan
Arnaud, *syu- is already a stem rather than a root.
The ultimate root is *sAy-, noun, which simply means 'string, cord'.
The *w (-> *u) is a formant indicative of the successful completion of a
verbal idea: 'sew'.
The final 'laryngeal' is most probably an indication of the stative: 'sewn'.
Patrick
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I think the ultimate root is *dz_b
Egyptian *s_z_b < *ts_dz_b
and PIE *s_z_w are incremented by *ts-
Chinese sheng2 "cord" is from *dz_b-ing
H1 is a continuous present aspect morpheme.
It may or it may not have been added to *s_z_w- in PIE
It depends if you believe in Hirt's law hard enough.
I'm neutral about Miguel's explanation.
It may or may not be true, why not.
Uralic words may not be from *s_z_w_H1
but from the other root : sneH-
It also makes sense.
Arnaud
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