Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyaȷ́nás
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@Victar, JohnC5 Iranica Online gives ž in its reconstruction, but I'm inclined to ĵ. The ž seems out of place phonetically and the reflexes support ĵ. What do you think? —Aryamanarora (मुझसे बात करो) 23:53, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Aryamanarora: Cheung gives *i̯az "to worship" on pages 219-220, from *yeh₂ǵ- (“to honor”). In out system, this would render PII *yaĵnás > PIr *yaĵnás. —JohnC5 05:08, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
- @JohnC5: How are we accounting for the loss of the laryngeal in PII? Incidentally, it looks to be lacking in the Greek cognate as well. --Victar (talk) 15:59, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Victar: Not sure if it helps, but याज्ञ (yājña) is used in some Sanskrit compounds. Maybe the laryngeal was lost somewhere between PII and Old Indo-Iranian? —Aryamanarora (मुझसे बात करो) 18:02, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Aryamanarora, Victar: Sorry for the delay. I've been busy all day. This would be a supposed example of Lubotsky's Law (See the bottom part of this section). I dunno whether people believe this explanation, but Cheung seems fine with it. —JohnC5 05:30, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Victar: Not sure if it helps, but याज्ञ (yājña) is used in some Sanskrit compounds. Maybe the laryngeal was lost somewhere between PII and Old Indo-Iranian? —Aryamanarora (मुझसे बात करो) 18:02, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
- @JohnC5: How are we accounting for the loss of the laryngeal in PII? Incidentally, it looks to be lacking in the Greek cognate as well. --Victar (talk) 15:59, 6 May 2017 (UTC)