Re: On Greek thalassa 'sea'

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Bhrihskwobhloukstroy wrote:

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> 2013/1/30, stlatos :
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> >
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Bhrihskwobhloukstroy wrote:
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> >> 2013/1/29, stlatos :
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Bhrihskwobhloukstroy wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Since the obvious epenthetical plosive is voiced /d/, I fail to
> >> >> understand
> >> >> how could it be that we get a voiceless aspirate unless through a sort
> >> >> of
> >> >> double sound shift by which one would expect at least /ph/ if not
> >> >> anything
> >> >> more instead of /p/ of -pos
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > There are many words showing t/dH alt. before r:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > vártra-m S; vart = shield Os; vs
> >> > várdhra-s = strap/girdle/belt S;
> >>
> >> two suffixes; if they have common origin, it's */th/, not */d/
> >>
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> >
> > So the dif. between:
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> > varatra:- = strap, várdhra-s = strap/girdle/belt S;
> >
> > isn't the -a-, but two suffixes -tro- and -dhro-? I doubt it. If this alt.
> > is apparent within roots AND suffixes, then -tro- and -dhro- would be rel.
> > just as andrós and ánthro:pos .
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> *Bhr.: sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand Your argument
>

If the only words in G that have -thron after C instead of V are:

térthron = *edge > end (of shipping yard) G;
árthron = joint G;

and S has almost no -dhra- and shows variation like:

varatra:- = strap, várdhra-s = strap/girdle/belt S;

it's likely the env. r_r is the cause. Since other changes by _r are seen, 2 of them are even more likely to cause it.