Re[2]: [tied] RE: 'Vocalic Theory'

At 8:35:42 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008, Patrick Ryan
wrote:

> From: "Miguel Carrasquer Vidal" <miguelc@...>

>> 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).

> *ma:-, 'mature' is *maH-

*mah2- (or if you prefer, *meh2-). According to Watkins,
it's 'good', with derivatives meaning 'occurring at a good
moment, timely, seasonable, early'; this certainly fits
Hitt. <mehur> 'appropriate, correct time'.

> *me:-, 'measure', is *meH-.

*meh1-

> Two different, _unrelated_ words!

Indeed. So?

Brian