tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post5299648297148018529..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: The hidden faceGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-83296035744909058912010-01-19T18:35:24.837-06:002010-01-19T18:35:24.837-06:00Phoenix: "I did want to comment on the 'u...<b>Phoenix: <i>"I did want to comment on the 'unusual' reduplication though."</i></b><br /><br />Taken individually, odd reduplication, the appearance of a prothetic <i>a-</i>, <i>*or*</i> a-vocalism of the root doesn't necessarily suggest non-IE origin, I realize. Taken *collectively* however, reduplication, prothetic <i>a-</i> <i>*and*</i> a-vocalism of the root makes theGlen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-33861849395372302792010-01-19T10:59:50.352-06:002010-01-19T10:59:50.352-06:00Always nice to see someone work on a dictionary wh...Always nice to see someone work on a dictionary which I've poured hours and hours of work into. (I did some minor editing and wrote half of the bibliography, because Beekes didn't think it was necessary to keep a database for that :P)<br /><br />Anyway, to me it seems clear that this word family is indeed Pre-Greek. I did want to comment on the 'unusual' reduplication though.<br /PhoeniXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627425696035152752noreply@blogger.com