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Reflexes of Proto-Scythian
Consonants
Consonant clusters
PIr.
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pre-PScy.
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PScy.
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POss.
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OOss.
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Oss.
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PSkW.
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PSak.
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Kho.
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Tmš.
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Wax.
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Examples
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PIr.
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PScy.
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POss.
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OOss.
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Ossetic
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PSkW.
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PSak.
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Khotanese
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Tmš.
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Wakhi
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D.
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I.
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O.
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L.
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Digor
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Iron
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OKho.
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LKho.
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KN
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*gn
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*ǧn
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*ǧn
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*ǧṇ
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ṇ
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ɣ̌n
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*ráwgnah (“butter, oil”)
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*rū́ǧni
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*rū́ǧni
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*rū́ǧṇi
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rrūṇä
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rūɣ̌n, rūɣ̌ən
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rST
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*ršt
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*ršt
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*ršc[C 4]
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*rc
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rc
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*pr̥štíH (“back, spine”)
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*parštī́
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*faršcí
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*færcí
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færci
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færcy
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palšti
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pərt
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Kr
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*gr
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*ǧr[C 1]
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rǧ
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yr[C 7]
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*tigráh (“sharp”)
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*tiǧrí
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*ćiǧrɨ́
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*cirǧ
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cirǧ
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cyrǧ
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*tiǧrí
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ttīrä
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rK
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*rg
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*rǧ[C 1]
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rǧ
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*ry
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*r
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r
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rǧ ‹rɣ̌›
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*dr̥Hgáh (“long”)
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*dārǧí
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*dārǧɨ́
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*dárǧ
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darǧ
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*dārǧí
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dāra
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rTS
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*rȷ́
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*rz
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rz
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*rdz = *rj
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*lj[C 3]
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ljs
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*Hr̥ȷ́atáh (“silver”)
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*ārzatí
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*ārzatɨ́
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*ærzǽt
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ærzǽt
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*ārjatí
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*āljatí
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āljsatä
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SK
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*zg
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ǧz
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js
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*mazgáh (“marrow, brain”)
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*mazgí
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*maǧzɨ́
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*maǧz
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maǧz
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Tw
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*dw
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*dwitī́yah (“second”)
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*dwitī́
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*dwɨǰí
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*duǰí
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duʒi
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*dwití
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śätä
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viti
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Dr
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*br
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*br
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rv
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*br
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br
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vr
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*bráHtā (“brother”)
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*brā́tā
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*ᵊrvā́da
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*ærvadæ
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ærvad(æ)
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ærvad
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*brā́tāh
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brāte
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vrыt
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*br
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rv
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*br
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br
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vr
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*abráh (“cloud”)
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*abrí
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*abrɨ́
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*arv
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arv
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*abrí
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orä
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Fw
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*hw
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xʷ
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hv
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x
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*hwáhā (“sister”)
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x̌ыy
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*θw
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*θw
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*θβ
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pp
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*θβ
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h
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b
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*čaθwā́rah (“four”)
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*caθwā́ri
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*cauθwā́rɨ
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*čuppar
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cuppar
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cyppar
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*caθβā́ri
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*tsahári
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tcahaura
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tcahora (> tcaura)
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tsahari
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cəbы́r
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Fr
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*θr
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*θr
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rθ > rt
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rt
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*tr
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dr
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tr
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*θráyah (“three”)
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*θrḗi
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*ᵊrtéɨ
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*ærté
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ærtæ
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*θrḗi
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*drei
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drei
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drai
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dre
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tru, truy
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*xr
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*xr
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rx
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*xr
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r
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kr̬
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*ćuxráh (“red”)
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*suxrí
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*suxrɨ́
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*súrx
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syrx
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surx
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*suxrí
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*suhri
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surai, suraa
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səkr̬
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rN
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*rm
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*rm
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r
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rm
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*rm
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rm
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*čárma (“skin”)
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*cā́rma
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*cā́rmə
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*cárm
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car
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carm
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*cā́rma
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tcārma
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rHT
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*rHd
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*rd > *rδ
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*ld[C 3]
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l
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*ćarHdáh (“summer”)
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*sardí
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særdæ
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særd
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*sardí
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salä
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wəsə́rd
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TSy
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*cy
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*sy
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*ś[C 8]
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*š
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š
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s
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*ś
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*ś
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śś[C 9], ś
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ṣ ‹ṣ̌›
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*ćyaHwáh (“black-brown”)
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*śśāwí
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*sāwɨ́
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sau
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saw
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*śśāwí
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śāvä
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ṣ̌ыw
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STr
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*str
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*sr > *šr
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*š
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*š
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š
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s
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*ṣ
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ṣṣ[C 9], ṣ
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ṣ ‹ṣ̌›
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*wáHstraH (“grass, hay”)
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*wā́ṣṣā
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xwasæ
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xos
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*wā́ṣṣā
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hvāṣä, hvāṣṣä
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wыṣ̌
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*striHyā (“female (animal)”)
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*ṣṣīyā
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*sīya
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*siyæ
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silæ
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syl
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*strīyā
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strīyā
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strəy
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TSr
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*cr
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*Háćrukah (“tear”)
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*áṣṣuki
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*ásugɨ
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*æsúg
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sug
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syg
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*áṣṣuki
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āṣkä
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yaṣ̌k, aṣ̌k
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*ćr̥Hwáh (“horn”)
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*ṣṣuwí
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siwæ
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sy
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*ṣṣuwáh
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ṣu, ṣṣu
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ṣ̌əw
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ST
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*st
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st’
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st
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st
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*Hstā́rakaH (“star”)
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*stā́rakā
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(æ)st’alu
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st’aly
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*stā́rakā
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stārey
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stór, sᵊtór
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ST
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*st
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t’
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ṣṣ
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š
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(“intestines”)
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t’angtæ
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ṣṣaṃgila
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šəngə́r
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SN
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*šm
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*šm
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*šm
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ns
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sm
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*ṣm
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ym
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ẓm ‹ẓ̌m›
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*čášma (“eye”)
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*cášma
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*cášmə
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*cásm
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cans
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casm
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*cášma
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tce̮imä
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č̣əẓ̌m
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ST
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*št
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*št
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*št
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št
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st
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*ṣt
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ṣt
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(x)t
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*Haštáh (“eight”)
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*āští
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*āštɨ́
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*ast
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ast
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*aští
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haṣṭa
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haṣṭä, haṣṭi
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haṣti
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at
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ṣt ‹ṣ̌t›
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FT
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*pʰt
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*ft
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*βd[C 10]
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βd ‹ϐδ›
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vd
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*βd
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wd
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b
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*haptá (“seven”)
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*hāβdá
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*āβdə́
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abd
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avd
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*hāβdá
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hāṃda
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hauda
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ыb, ыp, hыp
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FSN
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*xšn
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*xšn
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xn
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*xšn
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xs
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*ráwxšnah (“bright”)
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*rū́xšni
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*rū́xšnɨ
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*rúxs
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roxs
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ruxs
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*rū́xšni
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rrūsena?
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rыxn
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STS
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*sč
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*usčáH (“up”)
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*uskā́
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*uskā
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uska
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sək
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*pasčáy (“after”)
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*pascḗ
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*fastḗ
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*fæste
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fæstæ
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*uskā
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uska
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sək
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- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *b > *β; *d > *δ; *g > *ǧ / V(r)_
- ^ p > b; t > d; č > ǰ / {V(r),N}_
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 r > l /_C
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 *t > tʲ > ć /#_i
- ^ β > b; ð > d; ʝ > ǵ; ǧ > g /#_
- ^ w > *ǧʷ > β; j > ʝ /#_
- ^ ǧ > y /{a,i}_C
- ^ Ty > T́
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 S > SS /V]σ_
- ^ *ft, *xt > *βd, *ǧd
Vowels and syllabic consonants
PIr.
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pre-PScy.
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PScy.
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POss.
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OOss.
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Oss.
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PSkW.
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PSak.
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Kho.
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Tmš.
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Wax.
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Examples
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PIr.
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PScy.
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POss.
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OOss.
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Ossetic
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PSkW.
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PSak.
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Khotanese
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Tmš.
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Wakhi
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D.
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I.
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O.
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L.
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Digor
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Iron
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OKho.
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LKho.
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*a
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*a
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*a
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*ɐ /*æ/
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ɐ /æ/
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*a
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*a
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a
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a
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*dáća (“two”)
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*dása
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*dásə
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*dǽs
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dæs
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*dása
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dasau
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daso
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dase
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δas
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*i[V 1]
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i
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*ȷ́r̥Hanyam (“golden”)
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*záranyu
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*zárainyʉ
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zirḕn
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zærin
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*záranyu
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*záirnyu
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ysīrrä
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*zerna
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*a
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*æ
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o[V 2]
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*pánča (“five”)
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*pánǰa
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*fánǰə
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*fǽnʒ
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fonʒ
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*pánǰa
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*pánja
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paṃjsa
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pajsa
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pa(ṃ)tsi
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panʒ
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∅[V 3]
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∅
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*a
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(a)
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∅[V 4]
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∅
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*haptá (“seven”)
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*hāβdá
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*ābdə́
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abd
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avd
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*hāβdā́
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*hāwdá
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hauda
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hoda
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ыb, ыp, hыp
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[V 5]
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∅
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*haptá (“middle”)
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*hāβdá
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abd
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avd
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*hāβdā́
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hauda
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hoda
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mad, maδ
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ā[V 6]
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*dr̥Hgáh (“long”)
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*dārǧí
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*dārǧɨ́
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*darǧ
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darǧ
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dārä
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*au[V 7]
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*o
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o
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u
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*Harušáh (“white”)
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*aruší
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*aurʉšɨ́
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*órs
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uors
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urs
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irx̌, yirx̌, yərx̌
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∅[V 8]
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∅
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∅
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∅
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∅
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∅
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∅
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∅
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∅
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wæd
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va
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*ā[V 9]
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*ā
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*ā
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*æ ‹*a›
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æ ‹a›
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*ā
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*ā
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ā
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ɨ ‹ы›
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*čárma (“skin”)
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*cā́rma
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*cā́rmə
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*carm
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carm
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car
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*cā́rma
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tcārma
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*ā
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*ā
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ɘ ‹y›
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a
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*čaθwā́rah (“four”)
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*caθwā́ri
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*cauθwā́rɨ
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*čuppar
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cuppar
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cyppar
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*caθβā́ri
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*tsahári
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tcahaura
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tcahora (> tcaura)
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tsahari
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cəbы́r
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*ō[V 2]
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*o
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o
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ā
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u
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*Hnā́ma (“name”)
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*nā́ma
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*nā́mə
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*nóm
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non
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nom
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*nā́ma
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nāma
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nung
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*ē
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*a
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ɐ /æ/
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∅
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*a[V 10]
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a
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∅
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*pHtā́ (“father”)
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*pitā́
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*fitá
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*fidǽ
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fidæ
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fyd
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*pitḗ
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*pitḗ
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päte
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*ay
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*əi > *ē
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*e
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*e
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e
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i
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*yū
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i
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*i[V 11]
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i
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i
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*axšáyHnah (“dark blue”)
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*āxšī́ni
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*axsī́nɨ
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*æxsín
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æxsin
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*āxšēinī
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āṣṣeiṇa
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*ay
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*šáyθrah (“dwelling”)
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*xšḗtri
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*xšḗrā
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*xšḗra
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kṣīra
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xšera
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*ay
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*ȷ́ŕ̥dayam (“heart”)
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*zárdeyu
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*zárdeyʉ
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*zǽrde
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zærdæ
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ysära
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*aya
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*əya > *ēa
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*ēi
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*ei
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*æi
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æ
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*ēi
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*ei
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ei
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ai
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e
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u(y)
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*θráyah (“three”)
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*θréyi
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*ᵊrtéyɨ́
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*ærté
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ærtæ
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*θrḗi
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*drei
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drei
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drai
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dre
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tru, truy
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*ayw
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*əiw > *ēw
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*ew
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*ew
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ew
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i
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*īw
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*yū > *źū > *śśū
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(y)iw
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*Háywah (“one”)
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*ḗwi
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*éwɨ
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*éw
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(j)ew
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iw
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*ī́wi
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*śśū
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śśū
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śo
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yiw, yi, iw, i
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*āy
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*aw
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*ō
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*ū
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*ū
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*u
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u
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ɘ ‹y›
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*dáwš (“arm”)
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*dū́š
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*dū́s
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*dús
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dus
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dys
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ɣ̌iṣ̌
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*gáwšah (“ear”)
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*gū́ši
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*ǧū́sɨ
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*ǧús
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ǧos
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qus
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*gū́ši
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*gúwi
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gguwä, gū
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ɣ̌iṣ̌
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*ūi
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*uy
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uy ‹uj›
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i
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*ū
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*ū
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ū
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*ī > i
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*ćráwniš (“buttocks”)
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*śśū́nyā
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*sū́inya
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*suynæ
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sujnæ
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sin
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*śśū́ni
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*śśū́n̄i
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ṣṣūn̄i
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ṣ̌in
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*āw[V 6]
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*ćyaHwáh (“dark”)
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*śāwí
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*sāwɨ́
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*saw
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saw
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*śāwí
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*śāwí
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śāvä
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ṣ̌ыw
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*āwu
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*āwā
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*āwā
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*awæ
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aw
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*āwā
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*awa
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au
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ọ ‹o›
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ɨw ‹ыw›
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*náHuš (“boat”)
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*nā́wu
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*nā́wa
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*náwæ
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nawæ
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naw
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*nā́wu
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*nā́w
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nau
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no
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nыw
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*awa
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*gáwaȷ́nah (“deer”)
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*gáwāzni
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*ǧáwāznɨ
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*ǧǽwanz
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ǧæwanz
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qwaz, qæwaz
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ggūysna
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*awi
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*Háwiš (“sheep”)
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*áwi
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*áiwi
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yobč, yopč
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*i
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*ī[V 6]
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*i
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d́
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*HwiHćati (“twenty”)
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*winsati
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*insaǰɨ
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Insáz
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insæj
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ssæʒ
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*wistí
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bistä
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bästa
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bista
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wist
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*ī
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i[V 12]
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*ćriHráh
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*srīrí
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śśära
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*u
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*u
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u
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*u
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u
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ə
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*ćuxráh (“red”)
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*suxrí
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*suxrɨ́
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*súrx
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syrx
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surx
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*suxrí
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*suhri
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surai, suraa
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səkr̬
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*ū
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u[V 13]
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i
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*stuHnáH (“pillar”)
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*stūnā́
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stuna
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istín, yistin, stin
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*r̥
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- Notes
- ^ *a > i /{_N,N_}
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 *æ > *a > о /_NC#
- ^ *a > ∅ /C_C (syncope)
- ^ *a > ∅ /_# (apocope)
- ^ *a > ∅ /_# (apocope)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 *V > V̄ /_∅ < {C,H}]σ
- ^ a > /{Cʷ,L}₀
- ^ *a > ∅ /#_ (apocope)
- ^ *a > ā /_{C,-N}]Cσ
- ^ *ā > a /_#
- ^ e > i /_N
- ^ ī > i /_]σ[{n,r}
- ^ ū > u /_]σ[{N,r}
Abbreviations
- # = word boundary
- C = consonant
- Cʰ = aspirated consonant
- Ć = palatal consonant
- Cʷ = labial consonant
- C̥ = syllabic consonant
- D = voiced stop (b, d, g, h₃, z)
- E = front vowel (e, i)
- F = fricative (δ, θ, x)
- G = voiced velar stop
- H = laryngeal
- K = (voiceless) velar stop
- L = liquid (l, r)
- N = nasal (n, m)
- P = bilabial stop (b, p)
- R = sonorant (l, r, n, m)
- T = (voiceless) stop
- S = sibilant (s, z)
- V = vowel
- V̄ = long vowel
- V̆ = short vowel
- Vʷ = rounded vowel
- X (ʰ, h₁, h₂)
- Y = glide
- Z = voiced sibilant