[∅]→[v]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Empty sound / Zero to Voiced labiodental fricative
The prothetic insertion of a voiced labiodental fricative /v/ (or glide /w/) at the beginning of a word, often before back vowels.
Phonetic Effects
Prothesis, Epenthesis
Language Examples
oko (Russian/Church Slavic 'eye')→вока voka (Belarusian)— Prothetic /v/ inserted before historical *o: proto-Slavic *oko → Belarusian voka. Same pattern: *ozer- (lake) → Belarusian vёска. East Slavic v-prothesis before front vowels.
Related Transformations
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