Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/bʰel-

Laryngeal of *bʰēlH- ~ *bʰl̥H-
In Greek, we encounter the forms (φάλᾱρος in Doric) and , both from. 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, 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, 0-grade in Greek , and long grade in Germanic ), 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. ), however, I've have not encountered long - zero grade alternation before. Someone with any clues? Bezimenen (talk) 17:44, 3 March 2019 (UTC)