Re: Slavic saint - light in darkeness?

From: Anatoly Guzaev
Message: 64537
Date: 2009-08-01

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> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> From: BMScott@...
> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:33:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: [tied] Slavic saint - light in darkeness?


> There's no need to skip it, since Piotr already gave the
>
> explanation.


Yes he really deed... You are right, thanks.


>> Serbo-Croatian (ekavian) too: svet
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>> 'world', svet 'holy'.


> Of course: *eN and *e^ have the same reflexes in Ekavian SC.


Possible, but I must admit that I am still not quite convinced. The whole story about Slavic nasalization/denasalization appears to be (at least for me) rather confusing, incoherent, and lame.




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