Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/sneygʷʰ-

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Why is the Latin form "nix" if "there is no evidence for s-mobile"? 129.78.32.21 00:03, 30 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

I think in Latin, sn- at the beginning of a word became n-. S- was lost in other similar combinations too but I don't know exactly which. —CodeCat 00:16, 30 July 2012 (UTC)Reply
It seems that sn- and sm- (s + nasal) became n- and m- : Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/smeyt- ; Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)meyh₂- ; Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)mord-. But I'm not sure at all, it should be checked. --Fsojic (talk) 09:55, 30 July 2012 (UTC)Reply