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Re: Nostratic (was Re: Schwebeablaut (was Re: tolkien?))

From:Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...>
Date:Monday, December 22, 2003, 16:02
Muke Tever scripsit:
> The voiced version of *tk^, (*dhg^h) also appears in full roots, *dhg^hem- > "earth", *dhg^hu:- "fish", *dhg^hes- "yesterday".
Wow! _dGes_ in Georgian means 'today' (from _dGe_ 'day'). Rob Haden scripsit:
> Perhaps the genitive suffix was originally *-sa,
Again, in Old Georgian it was -(i)sa, now it's -(i)s. Marr's ghost is wandering around... -- Yitzik "I don't believe in PIE"