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Baltistica

   
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The multiple semantics of PIE deictic *bhe in Baltic

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The traditional equation of Lithuanian connective bè, be- with the preposition bè ‘without’ can be supported by a more detailed reconstruction of the semantic history of the words. This analysis can be supported by outer-Baltic evidence for the PIE deictic elements *bhe, *bho.

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pp. 5 - 15
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