pre-IE k > H

[Robert Orr]

There's also the complex represented by, e.g., Lithuanian ozys, Russian koza
(goat)

But I'm not sure there are any more.

Robert Orr

and the costa/os complex is really idiosyncratic!

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick C. Ryan <proto-language at email.msn.com>
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:27 AM

Dear Indo-Europeanists:

In Greenberg's new book, _Indo-European and Its Closest Relatives_, the
proposal is made on pp. 59-60 that pre=IE or early IE k became a
"laryngeal".

Greenberg cites Latin costa, 'rib', and Greek ostou^s, 'bone', among others,
as examples of "a number of roots which require proto-forms with k alongside
of H".

I was, of course, aware of *kost- and *ost(h)-, for which I would prefer
another explanation, but I am unaware of numerous examples suggesting this
relationship.

Anyone know of a few more?

Pat