Re: On Greek thalassa 'sea'

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 70827
Date: 2013-01-29


Why would kH- > (instead of gH- > ) in:

kharopós \ kharo:pós = fierce G; kháro:n = lion Mac;

> therefore no need for "opt." (ánthro:pos <
> *h2endH-ro-h3kW-o-s has no connection with dró:ps)

and how could this not be < andr- anér- ?

I've always considered the possibility of a dialectal  or substratal shift *nr>*nTr in anthropos, relating it to aner, andros.

JS Lopes