Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/tpḗrsneh₂

t?

I don't see any t- in the descendants, why is it reconstructed? —CodeCat 11:27, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

See the Greek form, which looks to have metathesized -tp- to -pt-. --Victar (talk) 14:17, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

I wonder if that's the regular outcome of this cluster. Are there other examples? —CodeCat 14:18, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Our entry spuo gives *stpuH-ie- as the etymon, whence Greek πτύω (ptúō). --Barytonesis (talk) 14:37, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Yep, seems to be a predictable outcome.

* πόλις (pólis), πτόλις (ptólis, “citadel”) from *tpelH-

* πτοέω (ptoéō), πτοιέω (ptoiéō, “to frighten”) from *tpew-.

--Victar (talk) 02:07, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Heh, so if history had gone a bit different, we'd have Minneaptolis... —CodeCat 10:32, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Hah, that would have been awkward. --Victar (talk) 13:35, 23 July 2017 (UTC)