Re: Bear (Was: HORSA vs. EXWA)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" wrote:

>
> Matasovic´:
>
> The development of the syllabic resonant *r > ar before a
> stop is probably to be explained by assuming that *tk'
> first changed to PCelt. *xt,
>

So he's implicitly assuming *tk´ > *kt > *xt.

> Another, less probable explanation would involve positing
> a special rule *h2rC > *arC before C[r]C > CriC
>

That's right. In fact, CRC > CaRC (where R stands for a resonant) but
CLCstop > CLiCstop (where L stands for a liquid). Also notice
Matasovic´ made a typo (quoted verbatim by Brian).