User:Chrysophylax/amaits/history

Sound changes from Proto-Indo-European

Late IE

1. colouring of vowels

   the usual

2. merger of laryngeals into one

   *h1 *h2 *h3 → H

3. loss of intervocalic jod

   *j → Ø / V_V

4. vocalisation of syllabic resonants

   *R → *ɨR

early amessian

1. fortition of onset j

   *j → ʒ / #_V

2. partial satemization with plain velars fronting causing chain shift of palatovelars to (af)fricates

   *k *g *gʰ > *k *g *gʰ +{fronted}

   *ḱ *ǵ *ǵʰ > *t͡ʃ *d͡ʒ *ʑ

3. assibilation of t before i

   *t > *t͡s / _i

4. regressive velarization of sonorants

   *m *n *l *r > *mˠ *nˠ *lˠ *rˠ / _u

5. delabialization of labiovelars

   *kʷ *gʷ *gʷʰ' > *k *g *gʰ / _{+back +sonorant} 'nb. next syllable counts

Morphosyntactic changes