Etymograph > Indo-European > Ancient Greek > Historical Phonology > grk-lenition-of-s

From Proto-Indo-European to Ancient Greek

Source: Ringe 2024:131

s > h / #_![-sonorant,-continuant]

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PIE *sémἕνone.nsém > sen > ἑνἑν
PIE *septm̥ἑπτάsevenseptm̥ > septa > ἑπταἑπτα

s > h / V_V
s > h / _R
s > h / R_

Sequences

pie-to-grk: previous grk-aspirate-devoicing