Re: Reindeer domestication : two origins

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 62067
Date: 2008-12-15

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From: "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Reindeer domestication : two origins


>
> On 2008-12-15 18:03, Arnaud Fournet wrote:
>
>> It's theoretically possible if you admit that H2 here is from *(d)z
>> I suppose you don't accept that
>> - *(d)z > H2 in western PIE
>> - *(d)z > y in eastern PIE
>> So it's not derivable within standard PIE framework.
>
> Of course I don't accept it. We have already discussed your evidence
> and, in my opinion, your hypothesis is wrong. But aside from that, the
> problem with *k^roino- is not just the glide, but more general
> structural problems which have not been elucidated by anyone so far.
>
> Piotr
>
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Your answer was fairly predictable,
so I'm not surprised.
Best.
A.