Roshterian/Proto-Roshterian

Old Roshterian is the reconstructed intermediate stage between Proto-Talmic and Roshterian.

• stress shift to penultimate (endings have not dropped completely yet)
  • yields Modern Roshterian ultimate stress

Some words

• φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *hlatnə > Roshterian laaṉ
• tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejθ, tej- > Roshterian ṯeit, ṯei-

Phonology

Old Roshterian reconstructed consonants (Panzux)

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar	Uvular	Labiouvular	Glottal
Nasal		*m	*n
Plosive	voiceless	*p		*t		*k		*q
	voiced	*b		*d		*g
Fricative	voiceless		*θ	*s			*xw			*h
	voiced		*δ					*ʁ	*ʁʷ
Resonant			*l	*r	*j		*w