Intensive Reduplication

[petegray]

Pat said:

> I understand how you would like to interpret the -i- of the reduplicated
> form (as the residue of a laryngeal) but aside from this, is there any
> evidence in the *un*reduplicated form of your postulated initial laryngeal?

Good question.   Since this conversation began with your theory that
laryngeals were vowels, what would you accept as evidence?

Peter