✶[h]

✶[h]

References ✧ PE18/82, 89; PE19/69, 74; PE22/163; VT39/11; VT47/12; VT48/26; WJ/365, 368-369

Variations

• h ✧ PE18/82; PE19/69; PE19/69; PE19/74; PE22/163; VT39/11

Element In

• ✶k-series ✧ PE19/69
• ✶spirants ✧ PE19/69

Phonetic Development

✶[ɣ] became [h] before voiceless consonants	xtʰ	<	xtʰ	✧ PE18/82 (ʒ > h; before voiceless consonants); PE18/89 (ʒt > ht)
	xs	<	xs	✧ VT47/12 (ʒ > χ; before t and s])
	h-	>	ø-	✧ PE19/74 (h > [ø]; initially); WJ/365 (h- > [ø]); WJ/369 (h- > [ø]; initial)
OS. initial [ɣ]/[h] vanished	ɣ-	>	ø-	✧ VT48/26 (h > [ø]; initial)
✶[hs] became [ss]	hs	>	ss	✧ PE19/74 (hs > ss)
✶medial [ɣ]/[h] vanished except before [t]	-h-	>	-ø-	✧ PE19/74 (h > [ø]; medially); WJ/368 (h > [ø]; medial)

ᴹ✶[h]

References ✧ PE18/30, 54, 59; PE19/51

Variations

• h ✧ PE18/30; PE18/30; PE18/59

Element In

• ᴹ✶k-series
• ᴹ✶spirants

Phonetic Development

ᴹ✶[ɣ] became [h] before voiceless consonants	hs	<	ɣs	✧ PE18/54 (ʒs > hs); PE19/51 (ʒs > hs)
ᴹ✶[ɣ] became [h] before voiceless consonants	xt	<	ɣt	✧ PE18/59 (ʒt > ht)
ᴹ✶[hs] became [ss]	hs	>	ss	✧ PE18/54 (hs > ss); PE19/51 (hs > ss)