The PIE laryngeal *h₂ typically colors adjacent vowels to 'a' in daughter languages.
H₂→A
Laryngeal H₂ to A
Phonetic
Description
Examples
PIE *h₂ep- (water) → Kurdish 'av', Persian 'âb'
Rule Information
Code:
H₂→A
Type:
Phonetic
Last Updated:
January 11, 2026 00:00
Words Using This Rule:
0
Rule Type Definitions
Phonetic:
Changes in how sounds are pronounced
Grammar:
Grammatical transformations in words
Syntax:
Patterns in sentence structure
Morphology:
How words are formed and composed