Re: [pieml] Labiovelars versus Palatals + Labiovelar Approximant

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 61128
Date: 2008-10-31

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From: "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...>
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Subject: Re: [tied] Re: [pieml] Labiovelars versus Palatals + Labiovelar
Approximant


>
> On 2008-10-31 21:07, Arnaud Fournet wrote:
>
>> What are the possible examples ?
>
> For a rather obvious one, see Lat. cruor < *kruh2o:s (the corresponding
> neuter is *kreuh2s > Gk. kreas). With a different laryngeal, *h2juh3on-
> (Skt. nom.sg. yuva:). Note the weak-case stem *h2juh3n- (Skt. gen.sg.
> yu:nas).
>
> Piotr
>
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Greek phu-o "grow" with a short u from bhuH-o-
is an obvious support to the idea that
ku-on with a short u is from kuH2-on

How do you explain these short u from -uH- ?

I suppose you accept *bhuH- as the root of phu-o- with short -u- !?

A.