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INDO-EUROPEAN VOWEL SYNTHESIS
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JE oqsi -+-* (neuter dual) > IE oqsı cp Skt akşi, Av
aši, OCS oči, Lith akì etc. IE utuq"-rr >IE ūq"sr cp Skt ūcuh. IE u t-ugh-rr > IE uĝhrr cp Skt ūhuh.
2) Combination of two secondary vowels of different qualities normally resulted in loss of syllabicity of the first secondary vowel. Thus : *+/
pm/A>y+] etc. åtitim/A>w-tilt etc.
+-/01/mn >r+flă etc. and so on. IE doru+-+>dorwř, cp Skt darviḥ, daryt (beside Skt
dāru, Gk doru). IE gk tu (vg"er) >8"ru (beside gøru, see next 3)
cp Skt a-gru-, Av ayru- 'unmarried'. 3) When a heavy syllable preceded, the first secondary vowel became syllabic cum consonantal i.e. iy, uw, sr, ll, mm and an instead of y, w, r, l, m, n. Initally however iy, uw etc. are often attested instead of y, w etc probably because of generalizations of forms from frequent occurrences after heavy syllables, the heavy syllabicity being caused by a preceding form. IE gørtu-s>gorrus (beside IE goru- see above 2).
cp Skt guruh 'heavy', Av gouruš 'adverse', Gk
barús 'heavy', Goth kaúrus 'heavy'. IE bhrūti>bhruwi, cp Skt bhruvi, Gk ophrúi. IE bhrū+ņs > bhruwņs cp Skt bhruvaḥ, Gk ophrúas. IE dhi+ns > dhiyns cp Skt dhiyaḥ, Gk kias. IE 8r+s>gsrņs cp Skt giraḥ. IE pi+ns >pļiņs cp Skt puraḥ.
SSM : SS 2
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