Re: Latin sync., ik(o) (was: The oddness of Gaelic words in p-)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:

> mormiko:n .. mormikn,+ .. widkYm,ti
> mormiko:n .. mormikn,+ .. wikYm,ti
> mormikHo:n . mormikHn,+ . wikYm,ti
> mormkYHo:n . mormkYHn,+ . wYkYm,ti
> mormgYHo:n . mormgYHn,+ . wYgYm,ti
> mormgYHo:n . mormgYHn,+ . wYgYm,ti
> morgYHmo:n . morgYHmn,+ . gYwYm,ti
> morgYHyo:n . morgYHmn,+ . gYwYm,ti
> morj^Hyo:n . morj^Hmn,+ . j^wYm,ti

> m>y / $gYh_ (Arm)

This is one of many changes in several branches where m changes to
something else after various kinds of velars except before n. As I said:

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:

> I already discussed this, but said it happened when n., > en. hadn't
> occurred yet (m>n. / velar stop_*n.) which is similar to changes in
> other branches (such as *pYrxWm(o)n.+ > *furwan+ / *furmn+ > forwost,
> forma, etc.; *kól-xW-mo(n.)+ > kolo:nós, kolophó:n).

So, as a simplified summary:

In Germanic:

m>w / xW_*n

pr,xWmon+ .. pr,xWmn,+
pr,xWwon+ .. pr,xWmn,+
pr:,won+ ... pr:,mn,+
pr,won+ .... pr,mn,+
furwan+ .... furmn+ , -un+ , etc.


In Armenian:

m>y / gYh_*n


In Greek:

m>n. / xW,_*n

m>mH / xW,_

mH>bH

kól-xW-mó+ .. kól-xW-mn,+
kól-xW-n.ó+ . kól-xW-mn,+
kól-xW-n.ó+ . kól-xW-mHn,+
kól-xW-n.ó+ . kól-xW-bhn,+
kolo:nós .... kolophó:n


In Italic:

m>n. / K_*n