Re: [tied] Latin L-clusters shifting

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 42781
Date: 2006-01-05

Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:

> As for the affrication, cf. kl- > kl' > c^, gl- > gl' > 3^ in Venetian
> (ciamo 'call', giaso 'ice', vecio 'old' < *veclo < *vetlum).

PS

There are also some funny palatalisations of Cl-usters in Sicilian,
including the development of VLat. fl- in ciamma 'flame', ciumi 'rivers'
etc., where the <ci-> may be pronounced as a palatal fricative (more or
less like the onset of Eng. hew).