Re: Res: [tied] Re: Barba and Bestia: bH>b (dissimilation)

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 64620
Date: 2009-08-07

On 2009-08-07 02:11, Joao S. Lopes wrote:

> But sequences f-VR-b or f-VL-b seem to be absent: farb- ferb- falb-
> fulb- furb-...

I doubt, however, if the presence of a liquid (producing a secondary b <
*ð) has any important effect on the initial. There is no f > b
assimilation in fabula < *fa:-ðla: < *bHah2-tlah2.

Piotr

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