Re: The reason for Caesar's obtaining the two Gauls as province

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Bhrihskwobhloukstroy <bhrihstlobhrouzghdhroy@...> wrote:

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> 2012/2/28 Torsten <tgpedersen@...>
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> > **
> > (...)
> >
> > 'calles' has root 'a', thus it is a 'mot populaire' and as such
> > not directly descended from PIE by the same route as 'regular'
> > Latin. Ie. it is a loan.
> >
> >
> No.
> 1) 'Mot populaire' doesn't mean 'loan'.

I think it does.

> 2) There are plenty of sources for Latin /a/ e.g. from */e/ after
> PIE pure velar */k/

I also think pure velars indicate loans.

> (see Schrijver, Laryngeals 1991),

I tried to get that from my library service, unfortunately not possible.


Torsten