Re: 'Vocalic Theory'

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From: "etherman23" <etherman23@...>
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Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] RE: 'Vocalic Theory'


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:
>
>
> > On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:01:21 +0100, "fournet.arnaud"
> > <fournet.arnaud@...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> > >>
>
> <snip>
>
> > In fact, cf. *meh2- in e.g. Lat. ma:turus. It can't be *h1
> > or *h3, which are lost in Hittite in this position (*h1 is
> > lost in *any* position).
> >
> > >What is Pokorny number for *seh2-wr ?
> >
> > *su:-ro-, *sou-ro-, p. 1039.
> >
> >
> > =======================
> > Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> > miguelc@...
>
> *ma:-, 'mature' is *maH-
>
> *me:-, 'measure', is *meH-.
>
> Two different, _unrelated_ words!

OED has ma:turus from *ma: "good"


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*ma(:)- refers to the fullness of the female breast; hence, 'mature, ripe,
full, good, etc.'


Patrick