[h]→[o]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless glottal fricative to Close-mid back rounded vowel
In the context of the Laryngeal Theory, the glottal fricative [h] or its corresponding laryngeal (h3) is known to color adjacent vowels toward the rounded back quality of [o].
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, O-Coloring, Labialization
Language Examples
*h₃ (as fricative [hʷ])→o— The O-coloring effect and subsequent vocalization into [o].
Related Transformations
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