Re: Fw: [tied] English Lack of /a/ (was: The oddness of Gaelic word

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

> Richard, speaking of short vowels only, I wonder if you agree with

Miguel

> and myself in believing that
>
> pre-PIE *Ci/a/u
>
> became
>
> late pre-PIE *CYV, *CV, *CWV
>
> which subsequently became
>
> PIE *CA (where *A is the Ablautvokal: *e / *o / *° / *Ø)

It's appealing, but I've not looked for evidence to back it up, so my
current opinion of the matter carries no weight.

Richard.