From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 55922
Date: 2008-03-25
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From: tgpedersen
>
> A development b- > m- in the absence of a following -n-
> would be, as Trask says, irregular, but it is attested in
> words like Lat. BACILLA > makila "stick".
I can't find Bacilla in Ernout-Meillet?
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I suppose it's bac-u-l-
Now the Greek word makelê
is attested in southern French dialects
and also in Burgundy dialect (meille)
in relationship with vineyards.
Makila is certainly not conclusive
for b > m.
Arnaud
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