[sʲ]→[ɕ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 4/5
Palatalized voiceless alveolar fricative to Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
The transformation from a palatalized voiceless alveolar fricative ([sʲ]) to a voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative ([ɕ]) represents a historical sound change where the secondary palatalization of an alveolar consonant becomes its primary articulation, shifting the place of articulation further back towards the palate.
Phonetic Effects
Palatalization, Fronting, Change in Place of Articulation From Alveolar to Alveolo-palatal
Language Examples
sʲano→ɕanɔ— The Proto-Slavic *s before front vowels, as in *sěno 'hay', palatalized to /sʲ/ in Old Polish, which subsequently 'softened' or advanced to /ɕ/ in Modern Polish.
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