Talk:շուն

IE Derivation
How exactly is shoon a derivation of *kwo?


 * First, it's not "kwo" but "ḱwṓ", and Armenian reflex is not of a nominative singular, but of oblique case with */n/. PIE */ḱ/ is expected to have a reflex of affricate/fricative in Satem language like Armenian, and PIE long */ō/ gives regularly Grabar */u/, so in the end šun < *ḱwōn looks pretty regular to me. When you inspect more closely, it doesn't differ so much from other Satem cognates, e.g. Sanskrit, Latvian etc. --Ivan Štambuk 17:11, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Let's not forget the ridiculously close Lithuanian šuo (genitive šuns). — [ ric ] opiaterein — 14:44, 31 March 2009 (UTC)