Re: On Greek thalassa 'sea'

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

>
> 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/
>
> >
> > árthron = joint G; vs
> > artus -u:s L; ard -u- = order Ar;
>
> Armenian /rd/ < */rt/

Also, though I didn't give this as ev., sometimes rt > rtH in Ar:

kartH -i- = fish-hook / leg Ar;

probably rel. to:

kart-nagl = twisted nail ON;

so this rd could also be ev. for dH, just less certain than the others I gave.


The opt. alt. in:

tarpós = large wicker basket G; tHarpH = large wicker fishing-basket / creel, tHarb = wicker trellis-work Ar;

makes it likely there was opt. alt. for all Cr / rC (due to r. > R).