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Some problems of Indo-European *ə in Avestan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2026

Stanley Insler
Stanley Insler*
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Yale University
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Abstract

This paper investigates several Avestan words alleged to continue the reflex of Indo-European *ə as i (ī) between consonants in non-initial syllables. A critical analysis of the forms shows that such an interpretation is unjustified.

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Language , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , September 1971, pp. 573 - 585
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Copyright © 1971 by Linguistic Society of America

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