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==Evolution from Proto-Indo-European== | |||
Establishing the “upper boundary” of Proto-Hirathic is a very tricksy business. The “lower boundary” even more-so! And somewhere, I'll have to split up the purto-langwjey into an early (EPH) and a late (LPH) stage. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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###''*la'' before all other stops. | ###''*la'' before all other stops. | ||
##Asyllabic sonorants remain largely unchanged | ##Asyllabic sonorants remain largely unchanged | ||
###''*y'' → | ###''*y'' → EPH ''*j'', EPH ''*Cʲ'' in C_V, and ''*i̯-'' → ''*dj-'' | ||
###:''drū́j'' ‘to the tree’ < | ###:''drū́j'' ‘to the tree’ < EPH ''dreuej'' < ''*dr-éw-ey'' dat. sg. of ''*dóru'' | ||
###:''thōránā'' ‘season’ < | ###:''thōránā'' ‘season’ < EPH ''djōranā́'' < IE ''yōr-mṇ-ā̬́'' | ||