The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[c]→[ts]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiceless palatal plosive to Voiceless alveolar affricate

Assibilation of a palatal stop to an alveolar affricate, a common stage in the development of palatalization.

Phonetic Effects

Assibilation, Palatalization

Language Examples

Latin 'centum' [k]→Old French/Italian [ts]— Intermediate stage [c] to [ts] during palatalization.
Proto-Slavic [k]→[ts]— Second palatalization through a palatal stop stage.

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