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Re: CHAT: Politeness in conlangs



On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Nik Taylor wrote:

> What is the origin of _gw_?
>
vos, from latin.

vos>wos>gwos>gws>gwh>gw

- andrew.

Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

        Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored;
        Light dies before thy uncreating word:
        Thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall;
        And Universal Darkness buries All.
                        - Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, Book IV.