Pat's "RESPONSE"

Pat:

>*bel- can be found on page 96 of Pokorny, and I am certain that he and his
>collaborators knew more about IE than you ever will.

Pokorny's reconstructions lack IE laryngeals and thus need are
in need of revision. Predictably then, you fail to put laryngeals
where they are due. The fact remains that IE **b is more unlikely
now than ever and there are now credible explanations for its
absence.

>*meley- is found on page 723 as an implicit component of *meli-t-, 'honey
>[yadayadayada...]

Yes, it means _"honey"_ so why do you write "sweet" on your
site when you know it is not the case?

>*mo-n-u- is found on page 728 and on page 700.

It is more often written *manus, with *-a-. Even so, your
segmentation certainly means nothing in Pokorny's IE and is
merely convenient slice and dice.

- gLeN

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