Re: Greek z and IE *j

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Jarrette <anjarrette@...> wrote:

>
> Why does IE initial *j appear sometimes as Greek <z-> and
> sometimes as Greek <h->? I delved into the archives but
> could not find any satisfactory discussion of this problem,
> mostly by-discussion that produced theories for which there
> was contradictory evidence. Can anybody offer a solution
> now?

See
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/books/piep10.html
#body.1_div.10 .

David