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[ɡʱ]→[g]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiced aspirated velar plosive to Voiced velar plosive

The shift from [gʱ] to [g] often occurs as a result of Grassmann's Law, a process of dissimilatory deaspiration in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit. If an aspirated consonant is followed by another aspirated consonant in the next syllable, the first one loses its aspiration.

Phonetic Effects

Deaspiration, Dissimilation

Language Examples

Sanskrit Indo-Aryan

gʱá-gʱāsa→gá-gʱāsa— Grassmann's Law: The first [gʱ] in the reduplicated perfect of 'gʱas-' (to eat) deaspirates to [g] because it is followed by another [gʱ].

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Indo-Aryan Shifts

[ai] → [e] — Monophthongization [ɡʱ] → [ʒ] — Palatalization [kʰ] → [tʃ] — Palatalization [tʰ] → [d] — Deaspiration [tsʰ] → [dz] — Voicing

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