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Assimilation of Conjunct Consonant in Prakrit and Greek
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Skt apsarā > Pkt accharā But S+mute is not assimilated in Greek e. g. gkt esti < IE esti), gk basko < IE gwmsko etc.
Mute+sibilant is sometimes assimilated in Greek. i. e. dental (t/th/d)+s > ss in Gk e. g. pod+si > possi
ornith+s > ornis (< *orniss) 'bird'. V with a mute is assimilated and the mute prevails in Prakrit. i. e. ku > kk and
jv > jj etc. e.g. Skt pakva > Pkt pakka
Skt ujjala > Pkt ujjala
But in Greek unassimilated v is lost or becomes u. In most of the conjunct in V, v is lost. In a few cases it has a clear trace of assimilation. (It should be noted that in conjuncts y always follows another consonant, it does not precede. That is the case with ")
i, e. IE kw >> pp in Greek and tw > dialectally ss or it. e. g. IE ekwos >Gk hippos
IEqWewares > Gk tessares, tettares r with a mute is assimilated and the mute prevails in Prakrit. i, e. ky > kk and
bhy>bbh etc. e.g. Skt cânakya> Pkt cīņakka
Skt abhyantara>Pkt abbhantara
r with a mute is assimilated in Gk and it has various treatments depending on the preceding consonants.
i. e. t/th+y ss in Gk and kkhty > dialectally 1t/ss. e.g. IE med hyos > *methyos >Gk messos/ mesos.
*pikya> pittā ! pissă in Gk. r with a mute is assimilated and the mute prevails in Prakrit. i. e. rg > gg, kr >> kk etc.
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