Re: Comparative Notes on Hurro-Urartian, Northern Caucasian and Indo

On 2008-09-25 23:53, Arnaud Fournet wrote:

> I don't understand how *h2ag^-tl-o could become a:l-a
> Could you please detail the steps ?

*h2ag^-tlah2 > *agsla: > *a(k)sla: > a:la. The changes here are regular.
Cf. the diminutive axilla (like ve:lum/vexillum, aulla/auxilla or
ma:lae/maxillae) .

Piotr

It's interesting how Spanish went through the same metaphor twice:

axila "armpit" < Latin axilla

aleta "armpit" < ala "wing"

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