Re: Kentum/satem (was: The future of Sturnan)

 --- Muke Tever wrote:

> "Centum" and "Satem" are from PIE *k'mtom  (with a palatal.. we might sampa it
> /cm=tom/...)
Yep, my mistake.

> I don't think either is more or less 'preserved' or 'innovative'?  Unless I
> have misplaced some point.
Less innovative in this sense, that the kentum languages split off from the
IE language tree before the satem movement towards palatalization (all according
to J. Bauer's gulf theory). It does not mean, that those languages didn't have
their own innovations. And I certain did not use the word "conservative" :)

> My Kirumb is a satem language (100 = sencon /sENtsON/, I think...not at home
> to check) originating in the Middle East, but moving into western/central
> Europe as a kind of anti-tocharian.  (Well, by what I just said one might say
> it's not exactly satem... k' > /s/, k > /x/, kw > /k/...)
I'm very interested. Is there a link where I can find more about Kirumb?

Jan

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