Re: The oddness of Gaelic words in p-

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

> *TK > KK is regular in
> Latin. Weiss gives as examples
>
> *ad-gradior 'approach' > aggredior
> *ad-causa:- 'charge' > accu:sa:re
> *ped-ka:- 'sin' > pecca:re,

I'd say that an original noun/adj. formed that verb. If so,
*pediko- was the original form, like *sitikos 'thirsty' > siccus
'dry', with (perhaps not regular) middle V>0 between two consonants.
If it was regular, the type of C would have counted.