[kʲ]→[c]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Palatalized voiceless velar plosive to Voiceless palatal plosive
The shift from 'kʲ' to 'c' is a classic stage of fronting in palatalization. Velar stops move forward to a palatal position under the influence of following front vowels, often serving as an intermediate step before affrication.
Phonetic Effects
Fronting, Palatalization
Language Examples
kʲ→c— Stages in the Slavic First Palatalization where velars moved to palatal stops before further affrication.
k [kʲ]→c— Intermediate stage in the development of Latin velars before front vowels.
Related Transformations
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