Re: Order of Some Indo-Iranian Sound Changes

From: david_russell_watson
Message: 57761
Date: 2008-04-20

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
>
> Try UTF-8;

Thank you.

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "fournet.arnaud"
<fournet.arnaud@...> wrote:
>
> I have previously stated that Aikio's pre-north-Saami substrate
> was Baltic. According to his data,
>
> sieðgavaššu (AA) siedhga-vas^s^u "willow-thicket" ; "bosquet
> de saules" < pre-S *selika:-widsu => Pok 879 *√s°likâ. Cf.
> English sallow. => Pok 1177 *√widhu. Cf. English wood.
> Apparently, Ruki operated before Satem, at least in the north-
> Baltic substrate of Saami. This word is Ruki but not Satem.

Am I misunderstanding something? I see no reflex of *k^, *g^,
or *g^H before a dental stop here, or of *s after RUKI.

David