Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/bʰel-
Laryngeal of *bʰēlH- ~ *bʰl̥H-[edit]
In Greek, we encounter the forms φάληρος (phálēros, “white-spotted”) (φάλᾱρος in Doric) and φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald-headed”)[1], both from φαλός (phalós). Beekes does not proceed to conclude what their etymology is, but isn't the -η- in φάληρος and the -α- in φαλακρός enough to reconstruct *-h₂ for -H [it has to be minded that -ακρός comes from *h₂ḱrós, which has *h₂- in the first place]? Also, is there a way to explain the long grade in Slavic/Germanic/Sanskrit and the 0-grade in Greek/Armenian (the later is an i-stem noun, so probably not exactly derived from *bʰēlH-) through a single proto-form? Such a development is not impossible (cf e-grade in Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, 0-grade in Greek γυνή (gunḗ), and long grade in Germanic *kwēniz), but we need to discern the original ablaut paradigm before making any conclusions. In principle, alternation between long - normal grades is typical for Narten acrostatic declension (e.g. *mḗms), however, I've have not encountered long - zero grade alternation before. Someone with any clues? Bezimenen (talk) 17:44, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φαλός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1550