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This sound change must predate the change of the labiovelars to labials, as there is no attested **βιυς /biːus/ which would be the regular outcome of a form **bíh₃wós with intervocalic w- and laryngeal deletion. | This sound change must predate the change of the labiovelars to labials, as there is no attested **βιυς /biːus/ which would be the regular outcome of a form **bíh₃wós with intervocalic w- and laryngeal deletion. | ||
''Quinn's Law'' (ii) | |||
Quinn's law was first formulated by Nathanel Quinn to explain certain irregularities in the inherited lexicon. It states that /g/ before /h₂/ gave -gʰa- as a result of leftwards aspiration assimilation in the earliest stages of Dephinian. | |||
:PIE *dʰugh₂tḗr > *dugʰh₂tḗr > *dugʰátēr > Deph δυχάτηρ /duˈχɑteːr/ ‘daughter’ instead of expected **δυγατηρ < **dhugátēr. | |||
===Initial jod fortition=== | ===Initial jod fortition=== | ||