TABLE
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number+f=(word) final; *=standard reconstruction; **=reconstructed by author; :=long vowel; number+?=in Arabic entries, supposes the existence of the phoneme at some earlier period. |
PROTO- LANGUAGE |
INDO- EUROPEAN |
HIEROGLYPHIC EGYPTIAN |
ARABIC |
AFRASIAN |
?E + |
(H)e(:)/V(1) + (H)e(:)/V |
j(4,5,7,14/a/b, 15/a,26,70/a/b, 91,142) + j(6,18/a/b,55,78, 80,100) |
?(4,5,7,14/a/b, 15/a,26,70/a/b, 91,142) + h(6,18/a/b,55,78, 80,100) |
+ hi (O&S: hi - ?; h(i) - #565; he - #1171, 1173)(9) |
?A
+ |
(H)a(:)/V
+ (H)a(:)/V |
j(2,9,14/a/b, 15/a,22b-1, 30a,31,32,36, 48,51,52,57/a, 58,77,80,84, 103,104/a,122, 149,154,157) + j(22a/a-1/b/b-1/ b-2/b-3/b-4/c/ c-1,33,79,105a, 112,126,127a, 131,133,145, 155,156) |
?(2,9,14/a/b, 15/a,22b-1, 30a,31,32,36, 48,51,52,57/a?, 58,77,80,84, 103,104/a,122, 149,154,157) + h(22a/a-1/b/b-1/ b-2/b-3/b-4/c/ c-1,33,79,105a, 112,126,127a), 131,133,145, 155,156) |
?a (O&S: ?a - #2, 23, 319, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1667, 2641; ?(a) - #159, 297, 516, 552, 589, 591, 593, 594, 666, 797, 859, 903, 1128, 1137, 1147, 1148, 1309, 1310, 1400, 1424, 1450, 1492, 1518, 1522, 1631, 1632, 1660, 1677, 1699, 1740, 1765, 1778, 1784, 1787, 1820, 1910, 1911, 1912, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2085, 2142, 2263, 2314, 2343, 2390, 2439, 2490, 2566, 2573, 2589, 2598, 2627; ?i (for ?a) - #2078, 2660; a (from i?a) - #611, 665, 673, 885, 874, 1967, 2224; a (from u?a) - #2099; i (from i?a) - #1930; Øa (from a?a) - #124l, 2350; {?a} - #1761; e (from i?a) - #2378)(9) + ha (O&S: ha - #738, 909, 1137, 1147, 1148, 1154, 1159, 1162, 1165, 1169, 1492, 1670; h(a) - #833, 1420, 1482, 1635 (PIE only), 1736; hV - #364; ho (from awa) - #1191; ū (from uha) - #1024; [ha] (added to root) - #858)(9) |
?O
+ |
(H)o(:)/V
+ (H)o(:)/V |
h(66,75,120) + h(25,54/a) |
?(66,75,120)
+ h(25,54/a) |
?u (O&S: ?u - ?)(9) + hu (O&S: hu - #1192, 1197; ho (for hu) - #1710; hV - #1204)(9) |
¿E
+ |
yV
+ (H)e(:)/V |
j(2,4,9,17, 22a-1/b-2,23, 24a/b,26,28, 30b/c,31,32,34a /a-1,40,44, 45,47/a/a-1, 49,51,52,53, 54/a,55,64/a, 65,66,70,71/a/b /c,73,81,83, 85,86,87,90, 91,93b,94,96, 104a,105/a,115, 116,117,118, 121,123,126,128, 129,131,134, 135,138,142, 143,145,147, 150,151,152, 153,154)
+ j(140/a/b) |
y(2,4,9,17, 22a-1/b-2,23, 24a/b,26,28, 30b/c,31,32,34a /a-1,40,44?, 45?,47/a/a-1, 49,51,52,53, 54/a,55,64/a, 65,66,70,71/a/b /c,73?,81,83, 85,86,87,90, 91,93b,94,96, 104a,105/a,115, 116,117,118, 121,123,126,128, 129,131,134, 135,138,142, 143,145,147, 150,151,152, 153,154)
+ H(140/a/b) |
yi(9) (O&S: yi - #2589; ya(13) (for yi) - #2564, 2566; y(i) - #476, 516, 550, 665, 673, 840, 912, 988, 1093, 1102, 1137, 1147, 1148, 1165, 1169, 1173, 1295, 1300, 1338, 1424, 1659, 1752, 1820, 1940, 2036, 2077, 2536, 2542, 2612; ya (for yi) - #1394a; (y)i - #589, 1395; Ø - #620; a(13) (for *î iyi) - #395, 772, 1669, 2084, 2627; i (from ayi) - #1453; e (from ayi) - #1660, 1761; i (from iyi) - #797, 1771, 1977; a (from iyi) - #2083; a (from ayi) - #886, 2357; ya {from yila} - #1350; yu (from yi) - #1914, 2595; u (for *ü uyi) - #984, 987, 1353, 1798; a (from uyi) - #2193; i (from uyi) - #2193; V (for *e[?] from ayi) - #1518; HV (for ħiyi) - #1572; Ø (for iyi) - #611) Øi ( ġa + yi) - #1013
+ ħi (O&S: ħi [dotted h] - #1228, 1270; ħ(i) - #1575, 1578, 1798; ħe - #1265; ħV (for ħi) - #1295; HV (for ħe(?)) - #1572)(9) |
¿A
+ |
yV / (H)a(:) / V(8)
+ (H)a(:)/V |
j(8,11,12,14/a /b,17,20,21,39, 47/a/a-1,49,53, 61,62,63/a/b, 65,71/a/b/c,74, 89,94,97,98,128, 129,130,132, 146a,152) + j(24a,27/a/b/c /d,43,45,56,67, 69,76,83,101/a /b,108/a,113, 114a,124,127/a, 148,159,160) |
¿(8,11,12,14/a /b,17,20,21,39, 47/a/a-1,49,53, 61,62,63/a?/b, 65,71/a/b/c,74, 89,94,97,98,128, 129,130,132, 146a,152) + H(24a,27/a/b/c /d,43,45,56,67, 69,76,83,101/a /b,108/a,113, 114a,124,127/a, 148,159,160) |
¿a*(16)* (O&S: ¿a - #1028, 1029, 1030, 1050, 1062, 1079; ¿(a) - #622; ¿e (for ¿a) - #1093; ¿i/¿u (for ¿a) - #1094); ¿V - #1128)(9) + ħa (O&S: ħa; (dotted h) - #1216, 1217, 1224, 1226, 1232, 1241, 1242, 1244, 1247, 1248, 1266. 2455; ħ(a) - #813, 1288, 1784, 1816, 1989, 2006, 2025, 2241, 2269, 2082, 2091, 2103, 2132, 2241, 2295, 2509; u (from awa) - #1288, 1289; ħV (u from awa) - #1296, 1298, 1300, 1303; ħi (for ħa) - #2456; ya (for ħa) - #2569)(9) |
¿O
+ |
yV
+ (H)o(:)/V |
h(29,102,110)
+ h(123,125,141) |
¿(29,102,110)
+ H(123,125,141) |
¿u (O&S: ¿u - #1123, 1124; ¿(u) - #303, 456, 874, 900, 912, 916, 960[?], 1556, 1706, 1742, 1993, 2032, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2270, 2501, 2531; ¿o - #1107, 1109; ¿V (for ¿u) - #1833; ¿a (for ¿u) - #2502)(9) + ħu (O&S: ħu (dotted h) - #1283; ħu [emended from ħa] - #1214)(9) |
P[?]E
+ |
b(h)/wV(7)
+ pV |
p(99)
+ p(71c,115,116) |
b(99)
+ f(71c,115,116) |
bi (O&S: bi - ?; b(i) - #1573, 1635)(9) + pi (O&S: pi - #1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986; p(i) - #1652, 2254; pe*(15)* - #1971; pa (for pi) - #1911, 1912, 1914, 1937; pa (for pi?a) - #1967; pe - #1123; pu (for piwa) - #2003, 2006, 2008; pü ( iwa) - #842; pV (for pi) - #2025, 2026)(9) |
P[?]A
+ |
b(h)/wV(7)
+ pV |
p(131)
+ p(16,20,28,70b, 77,112,113,114 /a,120,122,125) |
b(131)
+ f(16,20,28,70b, 77,112,113,114 /a,120,122,125) |
ba (O&S: ba - #1028, 1578; b(a) - #723, 1670, 2079, 2502)(9)
+ pa (O&S: pa - #777, 1548, 1910, 1918, 1936, 1930, 1938, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966; p(a) - #1576, 2553; pe - #1289; pi (for pa) - #1989; po (for pa) - #1993)(9) |
P[?]O
+ |
b(h)/wV(7)
+ pV |
f(94,97,104/a)
+ f(57/a,102,109) |
b(94,97,104/a)
+ f(57/a,102,109) |
ḃu [from bh] (O&S: bu - #338; b[u] - #2, 2631; bü[l] (from bul[i]) - #1030; bo*(15)* - #303; bV (for bu) - #1124)(9)
+ fu [from ph] (O&S: fu - #775, 826, 832, 833, 1830; f(u) - #810, 826, 1828, 1865, 2350, 2413; fu (from fuwa) - #835; fV - #846, 2032; fü (from fu[?]) - #1050; fi (for fu) - #802, 803, 809, 814; fa (for fu) - #1217; fa (from fuwa) #1882)(9) |
P[?]FE
+ |
bhV
+ p[h]V: |
b(5)(18/a/b,56, 101a,118,142) + b(5)(76) |
b(18/a/b,56, 101a,118,142) + f(76) |
bi [from b?] (O&S: bi - #294, 1192; b(i) - #1008, 1020, 1406, 1577, 1609, 1668, 2569; be - #266; ba (for bi) - #1314)(9) + ḃi [from bh; devoiced to f] (O&S: fi - #801, 813; f(i) - #1667, 1690; fe - #792; fa - #772; fu (for fi) - #831 (see #801)), 836, 837; fi (for fiyi) - #797)(9) |
P[?]FA
+ |
b(h)V(2)
+ p[h]V: |
b(5)(21,45,79, 98,140a) + b(5)(72) |
b(21,45,79, 98,140a) + f(72) |
ba [from b?] (O&S: ba - #159, 226, 1204; b(a) - #1681; bV - #364; bo (for ba) - #1128; bu (from a?awa) - #159; bu (from awa) - #1382)(9) + ḃa [from bh; devoiced to f] (O&S: fa - #774)(9) |
P[?]FO
+ |
bhV
+ p[h]V: |
b(5)(33,140b, 143) + b(5)(19/a,58, 70a,71b,75, 110,123,124, 132) |
b(33,140b, 143) + f(19/a,58,70a, 71b,75, 110,123,124, 132) |
bu [from b?] (O&S: bu - #319; b(u) - #2, 858, 1094, 1363, 1488, 1527; ba (for bu?a) - #859; bo - #297, 1029)(9) + ḃu [from bh; devoiced to f] (O&S: fu - ?; f(V) - #848; f(u) - #1216)(9) |
FE
+ |
wV
+ wV: |
w(#)
+ w(87) |
w(#)
+ w(87) |
wi (O&S: wi - #2541; w(i) for wi) - #2612; wa (for wi) - #2493)(9) + wi (O&S: wi - #1395; wa (for wi) - #1394)(9) |
FA
+ |
wV
+ wV: |
w(13/a/b,14/a /b,29,30/a/b/c, 32,35a,36,40, 44,52,54/a,64/a, 69,71a,72,81, 86,90,92,95,97, 109,119,126, 141) + w(22a/a-1/b/b-1/ b-2/b-3/b-4/c/ c-1,27/a/b/c/d, 80,85,93,101b, 118,132,133, 146b,153,158) |
w(13/a/b,14/a /b,29,30/a/b/c, 32,35a,36,40?, 44,52,54/a,64/a, 69,71a,72,81, 86,90,92,95,97, 109,119,126, 141) + w(22a/a-1/b/b-1/ b-2/b-3/b-4/c/ c-1,27/a/b/c/d, 80,85,93,101b, 118,132,133, 146b,153,158) |
wa (O&S: wa - #594, 666, 1079, 1749, 2487, 2502, 2509, 2527, 2529, 2531; w(a) - #516, 664, 905, 906, 1148, 1173, 1224, 1820, 1847, 1893, 2077, 2101, 2142, 2207, 2375, 2379, 2439, 2595, 2598, 2614; wV - #476, 477, 552, 768; *o ( iwa) - #723, 1344; u(:)[Semitic has û] uwa) - #1488, 1492; Ø (should be u) - #630; u (from a?awa) - #159; u (from awa) - #1382; o (from awa) - #1191; a (from awa) - #1406; u (from uwa) - #1799, 1800, 2132; o (from iwa) - #1958, 2129; u (from iwa) - #902, 2631; ü (from iwa) - #1960i wi (from wayi) - #2542; V (for awa) - #832)(9) + wa (O&S: wa - #813, 814, 1165, 2036, 2103, 2490, 2501, 2519, 2536; w[a] - #364, 1162, 1309, 1559, 1631, 1632, 1833, 2100, 2224, 2314; u(:)[Semitic has û] uwa) - #1283; ü ( iwa) - #842; ü (from uwa[?] - #1050; ü (from uwa[f]i) - #1690; Ø (should be wa) - #836, 837; u (from awa) - #1288, 1289, 1639;); u {from uwa} - #826, 835, 1363, 1368, 1375, 1376, 1380; u (from iwa) - #2003, 2006, 2008; i (from iwa) - #2238; V (u from awa) - #1296, 1298, 1300, 1303; a (from awa) - #1639; a (from uwa) - #1882; wo - #909; wu ( wa) - #1022, 1751)(9) |
FO
+ |
wV
+ wV: |
w(6)(154)
+ w(6)(10) |
w(154)
+ w(10) |
wu (O&S: wu - #2543, 2548, 2573; wü (for wu) - #2552, 2553)(9) + fu (O&S: fu - #840)(9) |
T[?]E
+ |
dV
+ tV |
d(#)
+ d(#) |
t(#)
+ þ (th)(#) |
ti (O&S: ti - #2345, 2347, 2405; t(i) - #809, 1289; ta (for ti) - #2362; te (for ti) - #2378; tu (for ti) - #2419)(9) ti (O&S: ča (for či tyi) - #476) + þi (O&S: či - ?)(9) |
T[?]A
+ |
dV + tV |
d(22c-1,24b, 27a,35a,82, 91,109,114/a,116)
+ d(38) |
t(22c-1,24b, 27a,35a,82, 91,109,114/a,116) + þ (th)(38) |
ta (O&S: ta - #1989, 2342, 2343, 2350, 2354, 2357, 2364, 2366, 2372, 2373, 2375, 2379; t(a) - #1204, 1751, 1762; ti (for ta) - #2390)(9) + þa (O&S: ča - ?; č(a) - #1769)(9) |
T[?]O
+ |
dV/dwV(10)
+ tV/twV(10) |
t(29,36, 37a,60,61, 73,81,131) + t(112,113) |
T[dot-t](29,36, 37a?,60,61, 73,81,131); rarely t(#) + S[dot-s](112,113) |
ţu (O&S: ču - ?; ča - #471 [Semitic ču]; č(u) - #1013, 1266, 1382, 1453, 1532, 1669, 1703, 1985; čo - #477, 489)(9) ţu (O&S: tu - #2413; t(u) - #810, 836, 837)(9) ţu (O&S: ţu - #2460; ţ(u) - #848, 1380, 1395, 3552; ţV - #1393; ţa (for ţu) - #2439, 2455, 2456. 2457, 2458, 2459, 2460, 2463)(9) + şu (O&S: çu - ?; ç(u) - #1022, 1050, 1197 [emended], 1318, 1319, 1530, 1531, 1980, 2552)(9) |
T[?]SE
+ |
dhV + t[h]V: |
D(13b,22b-4, 54a,111,115, 119) + D(#) |
d(13b,22b-4, 54a,111,115, 119) + dh(#) |
di (from d?) (O&S: di - #711, 718, 1324; d(i) - #692, 1154; de - #678; da(13) - #589, 591, 593, 594, 611, 630, 637, 639, 640, 645 (de in derived root #678), 659, 673; da (for di) - #664, 665, 1323, 1893; di (for di?a) - #692; do - #723*); du (for di) - #738, 745; dü (for di) - #752(9) + ði [from dh] (O&S: ĉ.i - ?)(9) ði (O&S: ži - #2660, 2664; ža (for ži) - #2641) |
T[?]SA
+ |
d(h)V(3)
+ t[h]V: |
D(42?,121,152, 153,154) + D(118) |
d(42,121,152, 153,154) + dh(118) |
da [from d?] (O&S: da - #620, 622, 636, 666; d(a) - #1029, 1344, 1368, 1572, 1930, 2083, 2084; de (for da) - #681; do (for da) - #2085; dV - #2573)(9) + ða [from dh] (O&S: ĉ.a - ?)(9) ða (O&S:ža - ?) |
T[?]SO
+ |
dhV / d(h)wV(10) / ðV(12)
+ t[h]V:/t[h]wV:(10) |
'(14a, 15a,39,57a, 59,73,117,122, 143) + '(3,124) |
D[dot-d](14a, 15a,39?,57a, 59,73,117,122, 143) + Z[dot-z](3,124) |
ḑu (O&S: ĉ.u - ?; ĉ.u [emended from ĉ.a] - #1214; ĉ.(u) - #1296, 1960; ĉ.a (for ĉ.u) - #1384(9) ḑu (O&S: dV - #768) + żu (O&S: č.u - #456; č.(u) - #842, 2003)(9) |
SE
+ |
sV
+ sV: |
z(89,90,144)
+ z(109,111,146/a /b) |
z(89,90,144)
+ s(109,111,146/a /b) |
zi (O&S: ʒi - #2597, 2623, 2627; ʒ(i) - #1191, 1900, 1967; ʒo {from ʒiwa} - #1344; ʒa (for ʒi) - #2596, 2598, 2607, 2614; ʒu (for ʒiwa) - #2631)(9) zi + y = ci (O&S: ci - ?; c(i) ( zy(i))- #611)(9) zi (O&S: sa (for ʒi) - #2207)(42) zi (O&S: sa (for ʒi?a) - #2224)(42) + si (O&S: si - #1391, 2225, 2238, 2241, 2242, 2254; se - #1247; s(i) - #835, 902, 1337, 1339, 1882, 1887, 1888, 2026; sa (for si) - #1338; so (for si) - #2270; sü(k) (from siku) - #2203)(9) si (O&S: c(i) ( syi[?]) - #1986) si (O&S: ci ( syi) - #395) |
SA
+ |
sV
+ sV: |
z(88,91,154)
+ z(5,6,7,22b-3, 147,150,153) |
z(88,91,154)
+ s(5,6,7,22b-3, 147,150,153) |
za (O&S: ʒa - #2612; ʒV (for ʒa) - #2639)(9) za (O&S: sa - #2203)(42) + sa (O&S: sa - #1300, 2531; s(a) - #1244, 1557, 2366, 2541; sV (for sa) - #2100)(9) |
SO
+ |
sV
+ sV: swV:(10) |
s(49,92,148, 159) + s(14b,72,95) |
z(49,92,148, 159) + s(14b,72,95) |
zu (O&S: ʒu - ?) zu (O&S: c(a)( *ʒw[a]) - #862) zu (O&S: s(u) - #901, 1830(42); so - #903, 2263(42); s(o) - #1666)(42) (9) + su (O&S: su - #2199, 2294; sa (for su) - #2194, 2198, 2199; si (for su) - #2194, 2198, 2199, 2248, 2251; sa (for suyi) - #2193; si (for suyi) - #2193)(9) su (O&S: ca(:)( *swa) - #386) |
K[?]E
+ |
g[^]V(10)
+ k[^]V(10) |
k(24a/b,48,155, 156,160) + k(50) |
k(24a/b,48,155, 156,160) + kh(50) |
ki (O&S: ki - #1450; ke (for ki) - #1444; ka (for ki) - #1418, 1419, 1420, 1424; k(i) - #2094, 2357)(9) + xi (O&S: xi - #1347, 1930; xa (for xi) - #1323, 1324, 1327, 1334, 1336, 1900; xV (for xi) - #1387)(9) |
K[?]A
+ |
gV
+ kV |
k(23)
occ. k + j H(?) + k(57/a) |
k(23)
+ kh(57/a) |
ka (O&S: ka - #1295, 1400, 1434; ki (from ayi) - #1453; kV (*e [?] from ayi) - #1518; k(a) - #1790, 2378)(9)
+ xa (O&S: xa - #1306, 1318, 1319, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1344; x(a) [hook-h] - #630, 2238; xi {from ayi} - #1350; xV - #1394a)(9) |
K[?]O
+ |
gV
+ kV |
T(90)
+ T(58,158) |
k(90)
+ kh(58,158) |
ku (O&S: ku - #1501; ku (from uwa) - #1492; k(u) - #1247, 1645, 2099, 2303; ko (for ku) - #1474, 1480, 1481, 1482, 2008; ka (from uwa) - #1406; ka (for ku) - #1416)(9) ku (O&S:q(u) (from *ku[?]) - #1799, 1800) + xu (O&S: xu {hook-h} {from uwa} - #1363, 1368, 1375, 1376, 1380; x[u] - #23, 803; xo {for xu} - #1352, 1353, 1901; xV (for xu) - #1389 ___q(u) - #814)(9) |
K[?]XE
+ |
g[^]hV(10) + k[^][h]V:(10) |
H(11,30/a/b/c, 32,93/a/b) + H(37/a,138) |
j(11,30/a/b/c, 32,93/a/b) + gh(37/a,138) |
gi [from g?] (O&S: gi - #892, 930, 931, 1896; g[i] - #294, 2639; ge - #917; ga (for gi) - #620, 874, 858, 885, 900, 901, 902, 906; ga (for giha) - #909; gV (for gi) - #2557)(9) + |
K[?]XA
+ |
g(h)V(4)
+ k[h]V: |
H(19a,27d,29)
+ H(38,63a,134, 135,139) |
j(19a,27d,29)
+ gh(38,63a,134, 135,139) |
ga [from g?] (O&S: ga - #886, 897; g(a) - #1270, 1637, 1704, 1977, 2129)(9) + γa [from gh] (O&S: ġa - #1309, 1310, 1314; ġi ( ġa + yi) - #1013)(9) |
K[?]XO
+ |
ghV
occ. final gh + y ǧ + k[h]V: |
x(47a-1,149)
+ x(1,136, 137,146b) |
j(47a-1,149)
+ gh(1,136, 137,146b) |
gu [from g?] (O&S: gu - #985, 988; gu (should be gü) - #984, 987; g(u) - #832, 1107, 1192; go (for gu) - #958, 960; gi (for gu) - #1767; ge (for gu) - #916)(9) gu (O&S: q.o (for q.u) - #2069; q.e (for q.u) - #2065; q.a (for q.u) - #2061 + γu [from gh] (O&S: ġu - #1020; ġ(u) - #1639; ġo - #1015; ġū (for ġuha)- #1024; ġa (for ġu) - #1004, 1006, 1007, 1008)(9) γu (O&S: ķ(u) - #1391) γu (O&S:qa (for qu) - #2032, 2036; qo (for qu) - #2043, 2044; qu - #2050; q(u) - #1988) |
XE
+ |
g[^]w(h)V(10)(11)
+ |
S(34/a/a-1,129)
+ S(51) |
š (sh)(34/a/a-1,129)
+ š (sh)(51) |
ši (O&S: ĉi - #552; ĉu - #573)(9) + ši (O&S: ŝi - ?; ŝ(i) - #1248, 1960; ŝa (for ŝi) - #2314; ŝe (for ŝi) - #2224)(9) ši (O&S: ĉ(i) (for ŝi) - #1918) |
XA
+ |
gw(h)V(11)
+ kw(h)V(11) |
S(33,35/a,39, 40,41,121) + S(#) |
š (sh)(33,35/a,39, 40,41,121) + š (sh)(#) |
ša (O&S: ĉa - #516, 2082; ĉe ( *ĉay-) - #550; ĉo - #565; ĉ(a) - #2493, 2543)(9) + ša (O&S: ŝa - ?)(9) |
XO
+ |
gw(h)V(11)
+ kw(h)V(11) |
X(46,127/a, 128,130) + X(96,117,151) |
š (sh)(46,127/a, 128,130) + š (sh)(96,117,151) |
šu (O&S: ĉu - ?)(9) + šu (O&S: ŝu)(9) |
ME
+ |
mV
+ mV: |
m(49,60,65,78, 152) + w(62,63/a/b,84) |
m(49,60,65,78, 152) + m(62,63/a/b,84) |
mi (O&S: mi - #1698; ma (for mi) - #1296, 1721, 1730, 1736, 1742; m(i) - #550, 1650; me (for mi) - #1762; mV (for mi) - #1816)(9) + mi (O&S: mi - #1764, 1765, 1769; mi (for miyi) - #1771)(9) |
MA
+ |
mV
+ mV: |
m(59,67)
+ w(#) |
m(59,67)
+ m(#) |
ma (O&S: ma - #1424, 1699, 1704, 1710, 1722, 1723, 1749, 1752, 2108; m(a) - #471, 639, 640, 645, 678, 2242, 2364; mu (for ma[?]) - #1790; me (for mayi) - #1761; mi (for mayi) - #1770; mi (for ma) - #1667; mV (for ma) - #2366)(9) + ma (O&S: ma - #1197, 1703, 1706, 1734; m(a) - #2607)(9) |
MO
+ |
mV + mV: |
m(34a-1,46, 64a,66,81,93a, 107,138,154) + m(41,47/a/a-1, 83,106,108/a, 137) |
m(34a-1,46, 64a,66,81,93a, 107,138,154) + m(41,47/a/a-1, 83,106,108/a, 137) |
mu (O&S: mu - #1787, 1790[?], 1795; m(u) - #395, 738, 1232, 1353, 1393, 1678, 2043; mu (*mü for muyi) - #1798; mo (for mu) - #1778, 1784; ma (for mu) - #1740, 1751; V - #1298; mV (for mu) - #1518, 2099; mu (for muwa) - #1799, 1800)(9) + mu (O&S: mu - ?)(9) |
NE
+ |
l[^]V + l[^]V: |
n(148,151) + n(147,159) |
l(148,151) + l(147,159) |
ni (O&S: ni - ?)(9) + li (O&S: li - #1667, 1669; l(i) - #1030, 1580; la (for li) - #1659, 2025; le (for li) - #1664, 1666; li (for liyi) - #1668; lV (for li) - #1697, 2026)(9) |
NA
+ |
nV + lV: |
n(11,12,65,66, 67,86,100,102, 106,109,127/a, 128,129,145, 155) + n(1,3,10,19/a, 20,21,26,42,43, 44,46,71/a/b/c, 75,76,79,85, 87,98,101/a/b, 105/a,120,130, 133,135,144, 146/a/b,149,157, 158) |
n(11,12,65,66, 67,86,100,102, 106,109,127/a, 128,129,145, 155) + l(1,3,10,19/a, 20,21,26,42,43, 44,46,71/a/b/c, 75,76,79,85, 87,98,101/a/b, 105/a,120,130, 133,135,144, 146/a/b,149,157, 158) |
na (O&S na - #803, 916, 1288, 1820, 1828, 1830, 1833, 1847, 1865, 2627; n(a) - #620, 681, 711, 745, 752, 777, 802, 892, 1079, 1389, 1444, 1664, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1770, 1771, 1795, 1798, 2065, 2193, 2194, 2198, 2199, 2248, 2251, 2294, 2664; nu (for na) - #1822; nV (for nawa) - #832)(9) + la (O&S: la - #1062, 1102, 1327, 1637, 1645, 1647, 1650, 1652, 1696; 2241; l(a) - #636, 637, 774, 775, 801, 831, 885, 886, 1004, 1028, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1109, 1123, 1124, 1217, 1226, 1228, 1283, 1314, 1347, 1350, 1352, 1387, 1418, 1420, 1474, 1541, 1604, 1631 1632, 1635, 1647, 1896, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 2362, 2419, 2457, 2458, 2459, 2460, 2519, 2623; la (for lawa) - #1639; le (for lay) - #1660; li (for la) - #1670, 1980; lV (for la) - #1573, 1696, 1816)(9) |
NO
+ |
nV
+ LV: |
n(55,103,104 /a,160) + n(69, 70/a/b,108/a, 145,150) |
n(55,103,104 /a,160) + L[written l](69, 70/a/b,108/a, 145,150) |
nu (O&S: nu - ?; nü (for uCi) - #1887, 1888)(9) + lu (O&S: lu - #1681; l(u) - #1419; lo (for lu) - #1677; lü (from uwa[f]i) - #1690)(9) |
QE
+ |
(n)g[^]V + (n)k[^]V: |
q(8,18b,43,63b, 110) + q(44) |
q(8,18b,43,63b, 110) + q(44) |
ŋi (O&S: gi (for [n]gi) - ?)(9) ŋi (O&S: ķ(i) (for [n]gi) - #231 (final[?]); ķa (for ķi {for [n]gi}) = #2664) + ķi (O&S: ķi - #772, 1573, 1574, 1575, 1576; ķ(i) - #226, 1958, 2108; ķa (for ķi) - #1527, 1532, 1549, 1552, 1553, 1559; ķu (for ķi) - #1531)(9) |
QA
+ |
(n)gV
+ (n)kV: |
q(#)
+ q(12,18a,139) |
q(#)
+ q(12,18a,139) |
ŋa (O&S: ga (for[n]ga) - #912)(9) ŋa (O&S: ķ(a) (for [n]ga) - #1914 (final[?]) + ķa (O&S: ķa - #1530, 1541, 1548, 1554, 1555, 1556, 1557; ķ(a) - #1062, 1224, 1327, 1522, 1696, 1697; ķi (for ķaħi) - #1572; ķi (for ķa) - #1577; ķu (for ķa - #1678; ķo (for ķa) - #1591)(9) |
QO
+ |
(n)gV
rarely (n)gwV / + (n)kV: |
g(13a)
+ g(68) |
q(13a)
+ q(68) |
ŋu (O&S: gu (for [n]gu) - ?; ga (for gu) - #859, 862, 903, 905)(9) + ķu (O&S: ķu - #1608, 1609; ķo - #1578, 1580, 1604)(9) |
RE
+ |
rV + rV: |
3(14)(2,6,7,13/a/b, 14/a/b,34/a /a-1,35/a,47a /a-1,40,48,56, 62,64/a,88,91, 95,111,117, 136) + 3(14)(25,27c,33,39, 73,89,96,100) |
r(2,6,7,13/a/b, 14/a/b),34/a /a-1,35/a,47a /a-1,40,48,56, 62,64/a,88,91, 95,111,117, 136) + r(25,27c,33,39, 73,89,96,100) |
ri (O&S: ri - #1761, 1985, 1986; r(i) - #319, 573, 768, 792, 833, 900, 930, 931, 984, 985, 987, 1007, 1265, 1375, 1376, 1394a, 1416, 1481, 1501, 1552, 1574, 1901, 1950, 1983, 2548. 2557, 2641; re - #1266; ra (for ri) - #1575, 2077; ro (for ri) - #1576; rV (for ri) - #1577, 1742, 1988; ro (for riwa) - #1958, 2129; rü (for riwa) - #1960)(9) + ri (O&S: ri - #231, 1784, 2084, 2094, 2114, 2115, 2116; r(i) - #846, 897, 958, 1323, 1434, 1554, 1591, 1767, 1952, 2061, 2091, 2203, 2527; ra (for ri) - #226, 565, 1556, 1093, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2100, 2103; ra (for riwa) - #2078; re (for ri) - #2108, 2463)(9) |
RA
+ |
rV
+ rV: |
3(14)(4,15/a,37/a, 92,94,119) + 3(14)(8,16,18/a/b, 27b,38,50,82, 93/a/b,134,140 /a/b) |
r(4,15/a,37/a, 92,94,119) + r(8,16,18/a/b, 27b,38,50,82, 93/a/b,134,140 /a/b) |
ra (O&S: ra - #2076, 2078, 2085, 2101; r(a) - #477, 1159, 1171, 1173, 1241, 1298, 1334, 1336, 1384, 1549, 1608, 1609, 1982; rV - #294; ru (for ra) - #1008)(9) + ra (O&S: ra - #456, 960, 988, 1020, 2075; r(a) - #1015, 1242, 1480, 1553, 1951, 1971, 1981; ru (for rawa) - #2375)(9) |
RO
+ |
rV
+ LV: |
r(36, 99,104a,139, 141) + r(17, 28,61,63/a/b, 74,84) |
L[written l](36, 99,104a,139, 141) unidentified dialectal r(#)
+ L[written l](17, 28,61,63/a/b, 74,84) |
ru (O&S: ru - ?; r[u] - #338, 386, 489, 659, 718, 917, 1006, 1024, 1214, 1324, 1394, 1394a, 1482, 1555, 1710, 1730, 1734, 1736, 1749, 1949, 1955, 2044, 2050, 2372, 2373, 2405, 2490, 2529; ra (for ru) - #1740; ra (from ru?a) - #2099; ru (for ruwa) - #2132; rV (for ru) - #2142)(9) + |
Egyptian
p, f, d, t, k, T(bar-t)
w, z, s, S(hook-s), X(bar-h)
b, D(bar-d), ', H(dot-h), x(hook-h)
m, n, q(dot-k), g
3, r
j, h
Arabic
b, d, dh, f, j, gh, t, th, k, kh
D(dot-d), T(dot-t), Z(dot-z), S(dot-s)
z, s, sh
r, l
m, n, q(dot-k, velar k)
y, ?, h, ¿ (¿ain), H(dot-h, He:)
Combinatory Modifications
for modifications of the vowels and consonants in combination, see the
(not included under lexical headings)
In order for readers to judge the semantic plausibility of
the analysis of Proto-Language (PL)
compounds suggested here, I am including access to a table of Proto-Language
monosyllables (full version) and the meanings I have provisionally
assigned.
Most assignments can be exhaustively supported by data from
actually attested forms but a few animates are very doubtful; and
this list does not represent the "final" solution of
these questions, which will only be approached when other
scholars assist in refining it.
Patrick C. Ryan
Summer 1998
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ª. In the column headed AFRASIAN, the first equivalent of each PL monosyllable represents the author's expectation of its reflex in Afrasian. The second equivalent, following O&S:, is the notation used by Orel & Stolbova (1995).
2., 3., 4. Final Early PIE
voiced aspirated stops deriving from PL glottalized affricates + -A can become unaspirated: -*bha
-*b(a); -*dha -*d(a); -*gha
-*g(a).
6. Since the labial spirant was /w/, a velar glide ([C]w) was phonetically redundant. v. 5 supra!
7. It is well-known that *b is rare in IE as an initial and even questioned by some scholars as a root final. I have found that Early PIE *b (from PL P[?]) appears in the stage of IE normally reconstructed as *w or *bh as a root initial though usually as *b as a root final. It is uncertain at this time if the presence of a nearby laryngal-pharyngal (H) was the conditioning factor in P[?] becoming IE initial *bh as opposed to *w since the expected lengthening and retention of Nostratic vowel quality does not seem to occur.
8. The *y of this syllable has been modified initially to *H in, at least, some PIE words such as *okw-, ‘eye’, and *e:n- (for **a:n), ‘look!’.
9. I have been unable to develop comprehensive Afrasian correspondences per se because of the, in my opinion, regrettable state of previous attempts at Afrasian reconstruction. However, I will attempt to restore the Afrasian correspondences based on the cognates detailed in Orel & Stolbova: Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary, by indicating numbers of the illustrative root(s) in that dictionary, and their form according to them.
Part of the problem may be in the material rather than in their analyses, particularly in the case of reconstructed vowel qualities. It may be that vowels were in the process of being reduced to *a as early as Hamito-Semitic (Proto-Afrasian) so that we should not be surprised to find *a where we should expect *i or *u because of comparative evidence. Perhaps the inherited vowel qualities of *i and *u were only generally maintained when *C1aC2 contrasted with a commmonly occurring *C1iC2 or *C1uC2.
10. The semi-vocalic glides (*y, *w)of the post-Pontic stage of PIE did not disappear without leaving some traces. Dorsals, *g/*gh/*gw(h)/*k/*k(h)/*kw(h), which had preceded pre-Pontic PIE *e were palatalized into *ǧ/*ǧh/*ǧw(h)/*ǩ/*ǩ(h)/*ǩw(h); rarer but still discernible is that apicals, *d/*dh/* t/*t(h), and s(:) (from SHO); and the dorsal nasal (n)g which had preceded pre-Pontic PIE *o were velarized in *dw/*d(h)w {can lose its aspiration}/*tw/*t(h)w/*sw, and (n)gw/(n)gw.
11. The *h in parentheses following the series (*g(^)w/k(^)w) formed from velar fricatives (*X/*XH) is thought to be due to a following laryngal-pharyngal consonant (*?/*h/*¿/*ħ) which, through the effect of the stress-accent, came into immediate contact and melded with the preceding velarized stop. Its presence does not affect its correspondence with any other language but does indicate that a laryngal-pharyngal consonant needs to be reconstructed internally following it.
12. This phone (*ð) is an allomoph of *dh(w) when the stress-accent caused it to be in immediate with *ǧh. It is found in PIE *ǧhðem- (for **ǧhdhwem-), 'earth, (foraging/hunting) ground'. Because of its odd reflexes in various IE languages, linguists have infelicitously reconstructed it with 'edh': *ð, which has the pronunciation of English 'th' in 'bathe'. The simplex, PL K?XE-T?SO, 'flesh', can also be seen in PIE *ǧhðu:- (for *ǧhdhwé:-, with -*u:- from *-wé-), 'fish', the poor man's 'flesh'. 13. Ideally, there is a one-to-one relationsip of Proto-Language vowels: *E, *A, and *O with Proto-Afrasian vowels: *i, *a,*u.
The discrepancies between individual correspondences of the root-forms in Orel & Stolbova (1995) are due principally to phonological interactions in PA which we may or may not be able to recapture. A case in point is O&S #589, *da?-, 'baby, child'. Sumray doi and Oromo daa?-ima show us that the form should be reconstructed as *da?i- or *da?(V)y(V).
On this basis and semantic considerations, we choose the latter form; and we can reconstruct the Proto-Language form as T?SE-?A-¿E. From this, the earliest theoretical PA form should be: *di?(a)y(i).
This PA emended form, *di?(V)y(V) perfectly corresponds to PIE *dhe:i- (*dheHy-) 'nurse (vb.)', in which the glottal stop (*?) has lengthened (cf. Oromo daa-) the PIE *e ( Nostratic *i) to *e:, and thereby preserved its frontal quality before disappearing. The stress-accent has reduced *-ye to *-y, which, avocalically becomes *-i.
To make matters yet more interesting, assimilation is also in operatiom. So, with O&S #591, *da?-, 'urinate, ejaculate, perspire', the PL form for this root is T?SE-?A, 'released', which would yield PA *di?a-. Here, the *i has assimilated to the following *a, which was subesequently lost due to the effect of the stress-accent: *di?a-*da?Ø-.
The purported Egyptian cognate, d3, 'ejaculate', is prima facie false because Egyptian 3 corresponds to PA *r not PA *?. Furthermore, it does not mean 'ejaculate' but rather 'copulate', and has as a referent the trembling of sexual arousal; it is PL T?A-RHA, corresponding to PIE *der- (*dra:-), 'tremble'.
To be complete, there is PIE *dher- (*dhre(:)-), 'unclean substance', which might be related to this Egyptian d3 semantically if it represents an earlier Egyptian *D3; this is a slim possibility based on the fact that the Egyptians occasionally confused D and d. This would be PL T?SE-RHE, 'drop excretion'.
14. This letter ([3]), which originally and etymologically was used to indicate /r/ before /a/ or /i/, began in the Middle Kingdom to be used as a simple indication of a long vowel, /a:/, the length of which was compensation for the loss of that /r/ but also /?/, /y/, and /h/ which followed, all of these normally written [j]. To write /ya:/, the convention was [jj].
15. In addition to the remarks in Note 13., it might be mentioned that the variation between expected PA u and attested o along with probably analogous e for expected i may be the result of a process similar to what we see today in many languages: a + y e or ê while a + w o or ô. It should be emphasized that, so far, there is no indication that e or o were long. O&S also reconstruct an ü which is fairly probably the result of u + i or i + u.
It may be possible to reconstruct these lost semi-vowels if PIE cognates can be found that contain ei or eu in the places where PA e or o has been reconstructed. 16. In a short
essay written some years ago, I discussed the scant evidence in PIE for an indefinite plural formed by prefixing *ye- derived from PL ¿A- to a noun; this plural went out of use quite early. An archaic plural formed by prefixing j- I believe this plural formation extends back to, at least, Nostratic; and we should not be surprised to find it in PA. In the dictionary of Orel and Stolbova (1995), many of the roots listed in the ¿ section are, I believe, plurals so that for comparison purposes, we need to abstract the initial ¿V.
A pertinent example is PA (Hamito-Semitic) 1030. *¿abül-, "leaf", which I believe is transparently a compound of *¿a-, 'many, much' + -bül-, which latter can then be easily related to PIE *bhel-, 'bud, leaf', supposing a PL P?O-NHE, 'swollen-little (one)'. This derivation elucidates a variant PIE form, *bhle:- and accounts for the expected PA u being fronted by the missing *i that followed the final l.
17. This root is a standard-bearing example of the accuracy of the analysis which asserts that PIE *bh/*b/*w were all outcomes of PL P?. It is listed twice in Pokorny (1959): once under *2. bel-, 'strong'; and again under *wal-, 'be strong'; and possibly *3. bhel-, 'be in good health'.
The discrepancy between the two qualities of vowel, *e and *a should be explained. By the theory under which I operate, PIE *a is only possible if it is shortened from *a:; and *a: is only possible if a Nostratic *a has been lengthened (by PIE *H [from PL ?/H/¿/HH]) or is the longrange effect of an aspirated affricate, fricative, nasal, or RH) because all original short vowels go to the Ablaut-vowel *A in earliest PIE, which occurs in subsequent PIE as *e, *o, or *Ø governed by rhe placement of the stress-accent but never as *a.
In the case of *bel-, we have the anticipated result of PL "P?A-NHA, Nostratic *p?alá:-, PA *[¿a]bál(a)-, and earliest PIE *bÁlə-. In some dialects of PIE, this became *bá:l- to compensate for the lost *ə. In these dialects, initial *b- was avoided by changing it to *w- *wá:l-, which was subsequently shortened to *wál-; in other dialects, the *ə was lost without compensation *bél-; and, in most of those dialects, initial *b- was transformed into *bh *bhél-. This may be the basis for Egyptian pns, 'cut off, pull out'.
18. I have abstracted the initial ¿u from *¿upel- because it reveals the underlying -*pel-, which is cognate with PIE *pel-i-, 'rock'. Rather than 'mountain', *¿upel- means 'hill', in my opinion, a 'heap of rocks'. I interpret PHE-NHA, 'begin to be thin' = 'shard'; and the ¿O further qualifies it as 'fist(-sized)', i.e. a 'rock'.
19. I have abstracted the initial ¿u from *¿upVl- because it reveals the underlying -*pVl-, which is cognate with PIE *pel-, 'fly'. The first element, ¿O means 'testicle' so we are probably talking about 'crab lice'.
20. I have abstracted the initial ¿V from *¿Vbo?- because it reveals the underlying -*bo?-, which is cognate with PIE *bha:-u-, 'light, shine'. The first element, ¿A means 'much' so we are probably talking about 'bright light'.
21. I have abstracted the initial hu from *hubag-/*hubig- because it reveals the underlying -*bag-/-*big-, which is cognate with PIE *bhe:gh-/*bho:gh-, 'quarrel'. The first element, HO means 'charge' so we are probably talking about 'charge and throw down', PL P?FE-K?XO, '([at] feet-put down'.
22. I have abstracted the initial hu from emended *humaç- because it reveals the underlying -*maç-, which is cognate with PIE *me:-t-, 'mow, stray'. The first element, HO means 'move across to' so we are probably talking about 'move across while mowing', PL MHA-THO, 'bite off-collect[ion]'.
23. I have abstracted the initial hV which I emend to hu from *[hV]bat-/*[hV]bit- because it reveals the underlying -*bat-, which is cognate with PIE *bha:-d-, 'beat', which is theorized but not attested in Pokorny under *bha:t-. The first element, HO means 'move across to' so we are probably talking about 'move across to bruise', PL P?FA-?A-T?A, 'prominence-give'.
24. I have abstracted the initial ħa which I emend to ħu from *[ħa]č.ar- because it reveals the underlying -*č.ar-, which is cognate with PIE *edh-, '(picket) fence' in the extended form *[e]dher-. The first element, HHO means 'sleep' so we are probably talking about 'fence around a sleeping area', PL T?SO-RO, 'arm(s)-raise' = 'hold'.
25. I have abstracted the initial ħa from *[ħa]fal-/*ħafil-, which I emend to *ħufal-, because it reveals the underlying -*fal-, which is cognate with PIE *pel-, 'fill'. The first element, HHA means 'water' so we are probably talking about 'filling with water', PL PHO-NHA, 'inflate-begin' = 'fill up (skin bottle which inflates)'.
26. I have abstracted the initial ħa from *[ħa]ķVw- because it reveals the underlying -*ķVw-, which is cognate with PIE *ank-, 'bend'. The first element, HHA means 'moving underneath' so we are probably talking about a 'joint', PL QHA-FA, 'bent out-dual' = 'humped' = 'pair of hip-joints'.
27. I have abstracted the initial ħa from *[ħa]sek- because it reveals the underlying -*sek-, which is cognate with PIE *seg-, 'sow'. The first element, HHA means 'bluish-white' so we are probably talking about a 'white seed', PL SHE-K?O, 'emit-use arm' = 'throw seed' = 'sow'.
28. I have abstracted the initial xa from *[xa]dar- because it reveals the underlying -*dar-, which is cognate with PIE *dher-, 'unclean substance, gloomy'. The first element, KHE means 'gray' so we are probably talking about a 'gray gloom', PL T?SE-RHE, 'release-drop' = 'faeces'.
29. I have abstracted the initial xV from *[xV]buč-, 'be angry' but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *xa, represent PL KHA, 'but'.
30. I have abstracted the initial xV from *[xV]ĉ.ar-, 'be green' but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *xi, representing PL KHE, 'grey'.
31. I have abstracted the initial xV from *[xV]siķ-, 'cut, pierce' but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *xa, representing PL KHA, 'but', conveying 'punch through(?)'.
32. I have abstracted the initial xV from *[xV]ţVm-, 'close' but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *xa, representing PL KHA, 'but', conveying 'push strongly to close(?)'.
33. I have abstracted the initial xV from *[xV]war-/*[xV]yar-, 'be good' but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *xa, representing PL KHA, 'desire', conveying 'woven together desirably(?)'.
34. I have abstracted the initial xV from *[xV]wiţ-/*[xV]yiţ-, 'sew, tie' but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *xu, representing PL KHO, 'little', conveying 'little knots(?)'.
35. I have abstracted the initial lo from *[lo]ķum-, 'camel', but there is not enough information to replace *o with the appropriate vowel; *o is probably in anticipation of the following *u. A pure guess would be *la, representing PL NHA, 'cattle (in general)', conveying 'domesticated camel(?)'.
36. readers may have noticed that 1554. *ķar-, '(be) cold', has medial *a, and is glossed as a verb whereas 1591. *ķor-, 'cold' (n.), has medial *o, and is glossed as a noun. Some might want to see this as evidence of early vowel patterning but the seemingly sporadic use of different vowels in related words seems not to be able to be subjected to a grammatical rule that I can discover. Of course, another factor is Orel and Stolbova's acumen in reconstructing correct vowel qualities which cannot have been easy. For me, in any case, it is still an open question.
37. I have abstracted the initial nV from *[nV]daw-, 'speak, call', but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *nu, representing PL NO, 'feel (emotion)', conveying 'intemperate speech(?)'.
38. I have abstracted the initial nV from *[nV]gil-, 'cut', but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *na, representing PL NA, 'nose', conveying 'an excrescence (to be trimmed of)(?)'.
39. I have abstracted the initial nV from *[nV]xaʒ-, 'pierce', but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure guess would be *na, representing PL NA, 'nose', conveying 'a pointed tool for puncturing)(?)'.
40. I have abstracted the initial nV from *[nV]xor-, 'snore', but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure but likely guess with the semantics involved would be *na, representing PL NA, 'nose', conveying 'noise coming from the nose(?)'.
41. I have abstracted the initial pi from *[pi]rVq-, 'scratch', but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure but likely guess with the semantics involved would be *pa, representing PL PHA, 'on', conveying 'deep scratching in a particular spot(?)'.
This is the first time I have been able to identify what I think is a monosyllabic pre-formative adverbial element going back to a PIE-vintage word: namely *pA, 'on', although one might have been expected from the evidence of Hittite , 'go away', from *pA- + *e{:}i-, 'go'. 42. In the case of root 2203. *sar-, I feel strongly that the correct initial derives from PL SA, 'strong', rather than SHA, 'be immobile'; and had serious misgivings about reconstructing 2263. so?-, 'back', with SHO, 'follow', rather than the more natural SO, 'skin'.
43. I have abstracted the initial wV from *[wV]gVr-, 'dig, cavern', but there is not enough information to replace *V with the appropriate vowel. A pure but likely guess with the semantics involved would be *wu, representing PL FO, 'hole', conveying the end product of 'digging[?])'.
The agent of change here is dissimilation: the first *i has been dissimilated to *a due to the following y(i).
This interesting root, P?A-NHA, means 'begin to split' = "bud"; contrasting with P?O-NHA, menaning 'begin to swell" = "grow", found in O&S #1030. Srength was considered a function of vigorous young life.
There is another root which probably begins with the same first element: *[xa]dir-/*[xa]dur-, 'sleep, be benumbed'. The second element here seems to be PIE 2. *dher-, 'hold fast' (PL T?SE-RO)
Yet another root probably begins with the same first element: *[xa]laķ-, 'clothes'. The second element here seems to be PIE *lenk-, 'hold fast' (PL NHA-QHA, 'move back and forth-hump' = 'thong')
I have tentatively concluded that, in several instances, PA replaced ʒ with s at some early date; or that the reconstruction performed by Orel and Stolbova is flawed.
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