Re: PIE initial *a

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: PIE initial *a


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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
> >> > Patrick:
> >> >
> >> > I am citing Pokorny's reconstructions. Take it up with his spirit.
> >> > I have explained, over and over, that pre-PIE had four pure vowels:
> >> >
> >> > *e:, *a:, *o:, *A
> >> >
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> Can you show me words that have e: a: o:
> in the consonantal structure C_nC ?
> short vowels are represented by
> benthos, ponthos etc.
>
> Do you have Ce:nC-os ?
>
> Arnaud
>
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Patrick:

akanthos


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