Intensive Reduplication

[Vidhyanath Rao]

Patrick C. Ryan <proto-language at email.msn.com> wrote:

> Actually, if I had to summarize my argument against the consonantal nature
> of laryngeals in IE (except Hittite), I would say that the phenomena are
> reconstructable in terms of lengthened vowels so the presumption is that
> they were lengthened vowels, and the burden of proof is on those who propose
> their consonantal nature *in IE*.

Forms such as Skt aayunak suggest initial laryngeal, but it must disappear
in yugam, Lat iugum . What vowel does this?