[tied] Re: -ow

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:07:04 +0000, tgpedersen
> <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> >But did Greek beta go directly /b/ > /v/, or did it have an
> >intermediate stage /w/?
>
> No. [b] > [B] > [v].
>

So the greek beta wasn't 'definitely v'. /B/ is a good enough
approximation to /w/ for someone who wants to design an alfabet for a
written language.

Torsten