User:Ceige/Dw becomes M

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Sound changes from Indo-European

Note that the ring diacritic indicates that the succeeding vowel will likely be a backed, and the acute/haček indicates it'll likely be fronted. For velars, this also implies palatalisation.

Aspirated Voiced Voiceless
  • dhw > v, v̊
  • dhy > j
  • ghw > v́
  • ghy > j
  • bhr > r̊, v
  • bhl > ł, v
  • dhr > r
  • ghr > j
  • ghl > ľ
  • dw > m, m̊
  • dy > ń
  • gw > ǵ
  • gy > j
  • br > r̊
  • bl > ł
  • dr > n, r
  • gr > ń, j
  • gl > ľ
  • tw > p, k̊
  • ty > s, ť
  • kw > sk, ḱ
  • ky > ť
  • pr > th
  • pl > th
  • tr > st, t
  • kr > ḱ
  • kl > ḱ

Numerals

From Late dialectal PIE:

  1. *smiyos, smiyā, smiyom > mi
  2. *dwō > mo, mun (cf. exp. **ma)
  3. *treyes > *stet > ste, steg
  4. *kwetwōr > skog, kegon
  5. *penkwe > *pnekwe > thesk; *nkʷepe > kove
  6. *sweks > hoves
  7. *septm > setha; *sebram > sona
  8. *oktō > otem
  9. *newn > nova
  10. *dekmt > dein