From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 58443
Date: 2008-05-13
----- Original Message -----
From: "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 6:25 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: PIE initial *a
--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:
>
> Piotr, we all know that in -*ak^-, the 'Laryngeal' Theory supposes
that *H2
> colors -*ék^- to -*ák^-.
>
> My question is: does the 'Laryngeal' Theory assume that _all_ PIE
initial
> *a- stems from this combination only or does it regard some initial
*a- as
> being from an original short *a-?
> Patrick
>
All initial a- are considered to be from h2e- due to the following
PIE Root Constraint:
-> a PIE Root always starts with a Non-Vocalic.
Marius
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Patrick:
So, Marius, if I supposed the initial were *H which had no coloring
properties, i.e. *Hak^-, there would be no problem?
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