PIE *g’enH1 and *gʷenH2 as cognates ("king" and "queen")

Language Log 2024-10-07

Summary:

[This is a guest post by German Dziebel, commenting on "PIE *gene- *gwen-" (8/10/23).] I will strike a dissenting note here. The two roots in question – *g’enH1 and *gʷenH2 are likely cognates. There seems to be a non-random distribution of palatalized and labialized velars in IE stems with nasals – palatovelars are favored in […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

10/07/2024, 17:41

Date published:

10/07/2024, 17:34