ᴹAQ. [r] became [s] after voiceless stops and aspirates; [{ptkpʰtʰkʰ}r] > [{ptkpʰtʰkʰ}s]
References ✧ PE19/40, 43-44, 47
Order (01100)
| After | 01000 | [r], [l] often became syllabic in clusters | ||
| Before | 02000 | aspirates became voiceless spirants | 
Phonetic Rule Elements
|  | > |  | ✧ PE19/50 (pr > ps) | 
|  | > |  | ✧ PE19/50 (tr > ts) | 
|  | > |  | ✧ PE19/50 (kr > ks) | 
|  | > |  | ✧ PE19/50 (phr > ps) | 
|  | > |  | ✧ PE19/50 (thr > ts) | 
|  | > |  | ✧ PE19/50 (khr > ks) | 
|  | > |  | ✧ PE19/50 (ntr > ns; rare) | 
Phonetic Rule Examples
| kwentro > kwentso | tr > ts | ᴹ✶kwentso > ᴹQ. †quenso | ✧ PE19/40 | 
| mitra > mitsa | tr > ts | ᴹ✶mitra > ᴹQ. mitsa | ✧ EtyAC/MIT | 
| netʰrā > netsā | tʰr > ts | ᴹ✶neth-rā > ᴹQ. nessa | ✧ Ety/NETH |