From: G&P
Message: 61819
Date: 2008-12-01
>If anyone can tell me
the occurrences of velars vs. palatals in LIV
A rough count, based on Bird’s roots (the basic roots extracted from Pokorny), puts initial *k’ at 88, and initial *k at 166.
Medially, it’s *k’ 13 and *k 17.
There are also about 37 roots with initial *(s)k or *sk, where the distinction between *k’ and *k should be lost (though I note I have also listed 8 roots in *(s)k’ – either my fault, or Bird has listed them that way.)
I also have Mann, and find it gives access to the Armenian and Albanian material better than Pokorny. But the lack of an index makes it mostly useless.
Peter