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 […]