tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post6986268297575066610..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: Etruscan Dictionary Draft 009 now availableGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-74403275928749065862008-05-22T15:29:00.000-05:002008-05-22T15:29:00.000-05:00Actually, petusek, it's a little of both 1) and 2)...Actually, petusek, it's a little of both 1) and 2). I previously was allowing some entries to have initial clusters because some items are indeed loans (such as <B>Flavie</B>, clearly from Latin <I>Flavius</I> based on <I>flāvus</I> with an Indo-European origin in <A HREF="http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE50.html" REL="nofollow"><B>*bʰel-</B></A>) while others appear to be exemplars of more Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-44557958367252864352008-05-22T10:48:00.000-05:002008-05-22T10:48:00.000-05:00Hi Glen!As for the accentuation/initial clusters, ...Hi Glen!<BR/><BR/>As for the accentuation/initial clusters, I think there are two possible explanations:<BR><BR/>1) the syncope preceded Proto-Etruscan, just as you suggest, or<BR><BR/>2) the lexical items that show the same initial clusters might turn out to be loans<BR><BR/><BR/>Ad 1) I consider this quite plausible, but<BR><BR/>Ad 2) Are you sure those aren't loans, and if so, what evidence doPeťusekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569341081414751770noreply@blogger.com