Re: dhuga:ter ('LARYNGEALS')

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 55891
Date: 2008-03-24

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From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

On 2008-03-24 22:00, fournet.arnaud wrote:

> I tend to think that there are two words :
> H1_kw "to see" > H1okw "eye"
> H3_kw "face, cheek"

Based on what? All full-grade derivatives of 'eye' have *o everywhere.
Gk. óssomai surely reflects *&3kW-je/o-, not *&1kW-je/o-.

Piotr
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You know
"sheep" used to be *H3owi
"bone" used to be *H3ost-

Why is it impossible to assume
that ossomai is H1okw-j-e/o
denominative from Hokw "eye" ?

Arnaud

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