Re: Nostratic (was Re: Schwebeablaut (was Re: tolkien?))
| From: | Muke Tever <hotblack@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 21, 2003, 20:57 |
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:14:46 -0500, Rob Haden <magwich78@...> wrote:
> Yes, as in Greek tiktô < *ti-tk-. However, as Muke pointed out, there
> are cases of initial *tk- (and *dhgh-) in PIE. Why aren't there any
> attested
> cases of *dg-?
Possibly for the same reason that roots shaped like *deg- aren't attested:
PIE didnt like sets of ejectives.
*Muke!
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