From: afyangh
Message: 58036
Date: 2008-04-25
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> >I just about the vocal harmony in Hungarian. Can it be the "e" is the
> >one which triggered the change? *uweg > *euweg > üveg?
>
> In Hungarian, stressed syllables consisting of (<vowel>v) are common
> occurrences and very stable (öv, ivadék, üvölt, avatkozik, evett, ivott,
> óvoda, év &c.)
>
> As for the harmony, I'd say eveg, éveg, iveg, öveg, üveg would fit.
> To a lesser extent aveg (if haver and krapek fit, then aveg, too;
> but I underline: from today's point of view); áveg even lesser or no.
> I'd tend to change e /ae/ > a /O/ in these cases: avag, ovag, óvag,
> uvag, úvag. (Cf. kavar, anyag, agyag, lovag, udvar.) Ö, ü could also
> give övög, üvög (but no: övüg, üvüg).
>
> George
>