The loss of *g befor e *m in Proto-Slavic

This paper proposes a new sound rule for Proto-Slavic, according to which *g (from PIE *g, *gw, *gh, and *gwh) was lost before *m. This development was posterior to Winter’s law and the merger of voiced and aspirated stop in Slavic. The operation of the rule is illustrated by new etymologies of four...

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Main Author: Ranko Matasović
Format: Article
Language:Croatian
Published: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje 2010-01-01
Series:Rasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/101364