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*Like Greek, voiced and aspirated stops were later fricatized. | *Like Greek, voiced and aspirated stops were later fricatized. | ||
*Initial ''w-'' preserved (as ''v-'') except before ''o''. | *Initial ''w-'' preserved (as ''v-'') except before ''o''. | ||
**New ''w'' also became ''v'' (e.g. '''βαίνα''' ''véna'' "hyena" < '''ουαίνα''' ''wéna'' < '''ύαινα''' ''(h)úaina''). | **New ''w'' also became ''v'' (e.g. '''βαίνα''' ''véna'' "hyena" < '''ουαίνα''' ''wéna'' < '''ύαινα''' ''(h)úaina''; '''τβω''' ''tvo'' "two" < '''τουω''' ''two'' < '''τύω''' ''túō''). | ||
*''nt'' > ''nn'' | *''nt'' > ''nn'' | ||
*Early palatalization of velars before front vowels to alveolar fricatives. | *Early palatalization of velars before front vowels to alveolar fricatives. | ||