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##IE ''*ō'' → ''ō'' | ##IE ''*ō'' → ''ō'' | ||
##IE ''*ū'' → EPH ''*u̯i'' → ''y'' | ##IE ''*ū'' → EPH ''*u̯i'' → ''y'' | ||
====Diphthongs==== | |||
#The IE system of diphthongs was fully preserved in the earliest stages of the language but would later be much simplified. | |||
##IE ''*ai'' → ''ai'' | |||
##IE ''*oi'' → ''ai'' | |||
##IE ''*ei'' → ''ei'' | |||
##IE ''*au'' → ''au'' | |||
##IE ''*ou'' → ''au'' | |||
##IE ''*eu'' → ''ū~eu'' | |||
##IE ''*Vi̯'' (where V is a long vowel) → ''V'' | |||