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#: ''*pā́rssat sān so'' ‘He '''is''' asking her’ vs. ''*so sān pā́rssat'' ‘he asks her’ | #: ''*pā́rssat sān so'' ‘He '''is''' asking her’ vs. ''*so sān pā́rssat'' ‘he asks her’ | ||
#A general trend of reanalysing collective nouns as singular feminines intensifies. | #A general trend of reanalysing collective nouns as singular feminines intensifies. | ||
#:''*palla'' ‘several fortifications’ → ''*palla'' ‘city’ | #:''*palla'' ‘several fortifications’ → ''*palla'' ‘city’ ( < *tpelHh₂) | ||
#:''* | #:''*walla'' ‘set of wheels’ → ''*walla'' ‘wagon’ ( < *kʷékʷlh₂) | ||
# syllable bounding *n is lengthened | |||
#: ''*kiasmanar'' → ''*kiasmannar'' ‘outriders, messenger’ ( < *kérs-mṇ-h₂-s) | |||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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