ON. [x] ‹kh›

ON. [x] ‹kh›

References ✧ PE19/18, 20-21, 23

Element In

Phonetic Development

ON. aspirates became voiceless spirants x < kʰ ✧ PE19/18 (kh- > kh/χ-); PE19/21 (khr- > khr-); PE19/21 (khl- > khl-); PE19/23 (-khj- > -khj-); PE19/23 (-kh- > -kh-); PE19/23 (-khw- > -khw-)
ON. voiceless stops became spirants after initial [s] sx- < sk- ✧ PE19/20 (sk- > skh-)
N. initial [s] vanished before spirants sx- > x- ✧ PE19/20 (skh- > h-)
N. medial [j] became [i] CjV > CiV ✧ PE19/23 (-khj- > -ch(i)-)
N. initial [x-] became [h-] xl- > l̥- ✧ PE19/21 (khl- > lh-)