"centum"/"satem" "exceptions" [was Re: Northwest IE attributes]

[petegray]

Ed Said:

>Forgive me my ignorance, but could you elaborate on the relationship (or not)
>of this phenomenon with a similar one in Greek, at least in some positions or
>cases: thermos, -te, etc.?

Greek thermos < gwher... and -te < -kwe.
I think you are thinking of reflexes of the labialised velars in Greek,
rather than the palatalised ones being discussed in Armenian?

Peter