So the general rule of thumb for the centum/satem theory is that k and g sounds became s and z. These consonants in general:
It is true that this has happened in a lot of cases for Albanian for a great of part of words, but for the majority it doesn't.
I looked at the slavic word zima, which is related to the word dimer in albanian ("winter"). It comes from the PIE
*ǵʰ eimn̥o.
I get that for slavic *ǵʰ -> z, but in albanian this turns into a d. which is nowhere close to a s, th sound?
Other examples
*ǵʰ elh₃-u̯o -> djell (sun), related to the world yellow of course.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_language
If you look on wikipedia the majority of dorsal consonants do not turn into s, or th. so is it considered a satem language, if this shift is only present in some cases?
Could it maybe be considered an incomplete satem language, can someone lend me a hand here, Im really at my wits end.
*kʷ, | *gʷ, | *gʷʰ | |
*k, | *g, | *gʰ | |
*ḱ, | *ǵ, | *ǵʰ |
It is true that this has happened in a lot of cases for Albanian for a great of part of words, but for the majority it doesn't.
I looked at the slavic word zima, which is related to the word dimer in albanian ("winter"). It comes from the PIE
*ǵʰ eimn̥o.
I get that for slavic *ǵʰ -> z, but in albanian this turns into a d. which is nowhere close to a s, th sound?
Other examples
*ǵʰ elh₃-u̯o -> djell (sun), related to the world yellow of course.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_language
If you look on wikipedia the majority of dorsal consonants do not turn into s, or th. so is it considered a satem language, if this shift is only present in some cases?
Could it maybe be considered an incomplete satem language, can someone lend me a hand here, Im really at my wits end.