Re: On Greek thalassa 'sea'

(Non-Unicode transliteration: *dHlh2nk(')ih2 > th'alassa vs.
*dHlh2enk(')h2-eh2 > dalagkha:)
kháro:n, leíbe:thron, arphús can (leíbe:thron does) have voiceless
*/-kH-/, */-tH-/, */-pH-/, therefore no need for "opt." (ánthro:pos <
*h2endH-ro-h3kW-o-s has no connection with dró:ps)


2013/1/27, stlatos <sean@...>:

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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Bhrihskwobhloukstroy wrote:
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>> It should be *dÊ°lhâ‚‚nk⠽’⠾ihâ‚‚ > thálassa vs. *dÊ°lhâ‚‚enk⠽’â
>> ¾hâ‚‚-ehâ‚‚ > dalagkhÄ
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> I can't tell what you're writing thanks to the "update" from yahoo.com,
> but if you're questioning why no kH > g in Mac, you should know that in add.
> to:
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> thálassa = sea G; dalágkhan (a) Mac;
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> Mac shows Ch in words like:
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> kháro:n, leíbe:thron, arphús, etc.
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> making it likely that dH > tH > T ( > D [opt.) in Mac, with many details
> (including transcription) uncertain.
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> There are a few more with uncertain corr.:
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> ánthro:pos G; dró:ps Mac;
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> áliza = white poplar Mac; alphinia Thes G;
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>> 2013/1/26, stlatos :
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>> > I'd say it's related to words for 'deep, down, cave, vault, etc.',
>> > so:
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>> > thálassa = sea G; dalágkhan (a) Mac;
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>> > directly with:
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>> > thálamos = inner room, thaláme: = cave/den, ophthalmós = *socket >
>> > eye G;
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>> > and further:
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>> > dals = valley Go; thólos = vaulted room G; dolU = pit OCS;
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>> > etc.
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>> > Notice how the accent in thálassa G; dalágkhan (a) Mac; varies
>> > directly
>> > with thálamos = inner room, thaláme: G; which, if Mac is like other G
>> > dia.,
>> > means the fem. for 'sea' ended in -ix+ ( > ya ) or -ax+ ( > a: \ e: ),
>> > and
>> > the long V caused the accent to move in both such forms (dalágkhan &
>> > thaláme: ). Ending in -ya not -a: is also why the alt. pal. vs plain
>> > is in
>> > G vs Mac.
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>> > In my theories, an earlier alt. in PG * dHeL-x-m-XYo+ \
>> > dHeL-x-m-qYHo+
>> > created, with dif. endings added, both thálassa & thálamos , etc.
>> >
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