Etymograph > Indo-European > Ancient Greek > Historical Phonology

grk-aspirate-devoicing

From Proto-Indo-European to Ancient Greek

Source: Ringe 2024:125

bʰ > φ

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PIE *bʰeroH	φέρω	carry.pres-1sg	bʰeroH > φεροH	φεροH

dʰ > θ

ǵʰ > χ

gʰ > χ

gʷʰ > χʷ

Sequences

pie-to-grk: previous grk-voicing-assimilation, next grk-lenition-of-s