Re: mang(w)a (was: Grie Ka #2)

Muke Tever wrote:
> Well, I think {chakram} (or {chakra}) was /c@kr@m/ (with a palatal
> stop), which couldn't match with anything in Greek (or TV's English).
> The author appears to sidestep how he thought the Greeks pronounced it.
> My guess is it would use a /t/, because most of the things that
> correspond to palatalization in Greek seem to produce /t/, such as
> the outcomes of *kwe- (> /te/), *kwi- (> /ti/), *pj- (> /pt/)...
according to AHD,
*kw(e)-kwl-o- >
        Skt <cakra->
        Grk <kuklo-> (it does seem anomalous)
        Eng <wheel>

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