H1 and t??

[Glen Gordon]

JENS RASMUSSEN:
  Now, it is also a fact that s-stems have alternants with
  stem-final /t/: *nem-os/-es- 'worship', *nem-eto-s 'holy';
  *lewk-ot/-es- 'daylight', and the eternally troublesome
  *meH1-not-/*meH1-ns- 'month' and the ptc. in *-wot-/-us-.
MIGUEL:
  I note that at least the last two examples seem to show an
  inverted "reading rule".  We have meH1not(s), Gen. meH1n(e)sos;
  and Skt. nom/acc. n. sg. -vat (*-wot), vs. fem. -us.i: (*-wsiH2)
  etc.  In other words, these look like cases of -t word-finally
  and -s- medially.  What to make of them?

"-t word-finally"?? I'm shocked that you would utter those words. How
does this bode for **-t > *H1?

MIGUEL:
  As to *meH1- itself, it is interesting to note the variant *met-
  (Pokorny 2. me:-, me-t- "mow" (*H2meH1-/*H2met-) and 3. me:-,
  me-t- "measure", forms with *met-, like Slav. meto~ referenced
  there).  That looks like *metV ~ *meH1/*meH1C-.

Why does Pokorny write it *me-t- instead of *met- and why can't we
consider *-t- a verbal affix or possibly two different verbs? Why are
you considering a MEDIAL *H1 as example of your **-t > *H1?? Why does
*meH1not(s) occur instead of **metnot(s)? Why do I have so many
questions? :)

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