Some of the unusual rules I've proposed in the last
few months seemed uncertain to me, but I've become
more confident in them as I gathered additional
evidence. Some of the changes are very similar to
others that I think explain problems in related
languages.
Here's one group:
Rules:
e>o / w_gW
gW>w / V_V
gW>w / V_N
m>w / #_l
o>u / w_w
wu>u: / _w
w>m / o_b
w>m / u:_V [-front?, optional?]
w>0 / #_R
wegWxY,dos ... mlixwos ... pYloudhom
>
wegWados ..... mli:wos ... plouthom
wogWados ..... mli:wos ... plouthom
wowados ...... mli:wos ... plouthom
wowados ...... wli:wos ... plouthom
wuwados ...... wli:wos ... plouthom
u:wados ...... wli:wos ... plouthom
u:wados ...... wli:wos ... plouTom
u:wados ...... wli:wos ... ploufom
u:wados ...... wli:wos ... plouvom
u:wados ...... wli:wos ... ploubom
u:wados ...... wli:wos ... plombom
u:mados ...... wli:wos ... plombom
u:mados ...... li:wos .... plombom
wegW+ 'be wet' > Grk ugrós
wegWxY,dos > Lat u:vidus / u:midus 'wet'
me-lix-wos mli-xw(e)+ / me-li-xwos mlix-w(e)+
'dirty colored (black, purple, blue, etc.)' >
Grk mólibos 'lead', Lat li:vidus 'black and blue'
pYloudhom 'lead' > Lat plumbum
pYloudhyos 'made of lead' > MIr luaide 'lead'
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