Re: g^H: an older suffix in PIE adjectives?

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

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> There is some possibility of merging the velar series, at least
> partially, in a Pre-P.I.E. stage, according to Lehmann, for which
> see "The problem of the IE palatals, velars, and labio-velars" at
> http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/books/piep13.html#txu-oclc-
> 3953445.xml-div-d0e19016 .
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Just wanted to point out that Lehmann says two things that appear to
be wrong. 1. He claims that there is no evidence for PIE *k^a-.
What about Latin <cadere> "to fall" compared with Skt <çad-> "to fall
off"?
2. He claims that in Gmc PIE *kW lost its labial element before PIE
*o. What about Gmc *hwat "what", from PIE *kWod?
I'm sure in both cases there are sufficient other examples, but these
two obvious examples illustrate my point.

Andrew