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CHAPTER II
INDO-EUROPEAN VOWEL SYNTHESIS
2. Indo-European Vowel Synthesis
Combinatory sound changes of JE vowels are presented here, duly classified, witb supporting comparative evide aces from IE historical languages. 3. Combination of IE Primary Vowels With Primary
Vowels
Synthesis of IE primary vowels includes (a) Combination of a primary vowel with a primary vowel of the samo quality, and (b) Combination of a primary vowel with a primary vowel of a different quality.
1) Combination of a primary vowel with a primary vowel of the same quality resulted in a long primary vowet of the same quality; viz, ă+ă>ā, é +ě>ē and 7+>>ő.
IE ă+ă>ā IE a+ag->āģ- (perfect stem < Nag ‘move) cp Skt
āja, Olcel õk, Gk ége IE a+an->ān- (perfect stem < Van 'breathe) cp
Skt ana, Goth on, onun IE ekwa ta> ekowē (Inst sg of a stem) cp Skt (vd).
aśvā, Av haēna, Gk (Cypr) arā, (Lesb) állā, (Dor),
kruphà, (Att-Ion) kruphê. IE ekwa + ai> ekwai (Dat sg of a stem) cp Skt (pron)
asyai, Av ahyāi, G' khôrai, theâi, Lat equae,
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