[v]→[o]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Voiced labiodental fricative to Close-mid back rounded vowel
Vocalization of [v] can result in the mid-back rounded vowel [o], particularly through the simplification of diphthongs created by an earlier vocalization stage or through the merger of labial glides with back vowels.
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, Monophthongization
Language Examples
aurum [aw]→oro [o]— The labial glide (historically related to v) merged into the mid-vowel.
paravola→parole [o]
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