Proto-Indo-European had two sentential negation markers, *m , used in prohibitions (negative commands) and *ne/n , used in other sentence-types (e.g. indicative mood statements, subjunctive clauses, etc.). A survey of the reflexes of *m across the family reveals other functions for it, e.g. word-formation, elliptical negation, etc. Interestingly, one function, independent occurrence as a one-wo...

This study uses phylogenetic methods adopted from computational biology in order to reconstruct features of Proto-Indo-European morphosyntax. We estimate the probability presence typological on assumption that these change according a stochastic process governed by evolutionary transition rates between them. compare probabilities previous reconstructions morphosyntax, which use either comparati...

The paper deals with the Proto-Slavic two-part personal names reconstructed in Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages (EDSL), vols. 1–42. Indo-European by their origin, these retained use among all Slavs even after adoption Christianity and assimilation Christian name set. author examines set lexical units that occur proto-Slavic anthroponyms, rules design (pure basis, truncated word form)...

Ancient Greek (Gk) middle verbs of fear (e.g. fobeisthai ‘to be afraid’), as Indo-European (IE) deponents in general, seem not to undergo Burzio’s Generalization [3] in its strong version, according to which verbs that lack an agentive external argument should block accusative assigning on their complement. On the contrary, Gk middle verbs of fear take accusative objects (ex. 1, structure A). I...

Šolski etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika 2022 ('Learner's Etymological Dictionary of Slovene 2022') is based on the need to provide younger users, who as yet lack sufficient linguistic and historical background gain insight into history prehistory words they use a daily basis. With this in mind, etymological explanations are provided simplified manner without compromising scholarly veracity....

This paper focuses on Indo-Iranian merchandise trade for a period of 30 years from1980-81 to 2009-10. The study is based on econometric modeling comprising 3 versions of the RWM model and alternative forms and specification of regression functions. RWM model(s) evaluates the stationary nature of time series data relating to GNP, Exports, Imports and total merchandise Indo-Iranian trade. Dickey-...