Greek question (night?)

[Max W Wheeler]

On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 X99Lynx at aol.com wrote:

> <<According to Morris Jones, Welsh _nos_ is from *noss from the nominative
> *not-s < *nok{w}t-s;>>

> Now slow this down for me, if you would.  I see three reconstructions there,
> but the second one is from the nominative.  Is that *not-s supposed to be
> Celtic?

> Regards,
> Steve Long

> [ Yes.  -rma ]
>

Not three alternative reconstructions, but rather one source, viz. PIE
nominative *nok{w}t-s, with some suggested intermediate forms to get you
to W _nos_. Whether the sound changes involved are independently
supported, or are just offered as phonologically plausible, I am not
knowledgeable enough to say.

Max Wheeler
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