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skt-vowels

From Proto-Indo-European to Sanskrit

Long vowels
{ē|ō|eH|oH} > ā / {C|#}_{C|#}

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PIE *meh₂tērmātā́mothermeh₂tēr > mātārmātār
PIE *bʰréh₂ter-bhrā́tarbrotherbʰréh₂ter- > bʰrātar > bhrā́tar
PIE *dʰedʰeh₁tidádhātiput-3SGdʰedʰeh₁ti > dʰadʰātidʰadʰāti
PIE *peh₂ǵ-pajrá-make fastpeh₂ǵ- > pāgpāg
PIE *su̯eh₂d-svádatisweetsu̯eh₂d- > sveh₂d > svādsvād
PIE *dédeh₃midádāmigive-1SGdédeh₃mi > dádāmi

Diphthongs
H{e|o}i > e / {C|#}_{C|#}
{e|o}i > e / {C|#}_{C|#}

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PIE *deiu̯o-devágoddeiu̯o- > deu̯adeu̯a
PIE *tḱeitikṣétibuild-PRES-3SGtḱeiti > tketitketi

H{e|o}u > o / {C|#}_{C|#}
{e|o}u > o / {C|#}_{C|#}
{eHi|oHi} > e / {C|#}_{C|#}

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PIE *dʰeh₁inu-dhenú-cowdʰeh₁inu- > dʰenudʰenu

{eHu|oHu} > o / {C|#}_{C|#}
Long diphthongs
{ē|ō}i > ā / _#

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PIE *sékʷh₂ōisákhācompanionsékʷh₂ōi > sakʷaisakʷai

H{ē|ō}i > ai

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PIE *sékʷh₂ōisákhācompanionsékʷh₂ōi > sakʷaisakʷai

{ē|ō}i > ai
H{ē|ō}u > au
{ē|ō}u > au

Examples

FromToGlossSteps
PIE *di̯ēusdyaússkydi̯ēus > dyēus > dyaús

Regular vowels
{He|e|Ho|o} > a / {C|#}_{C|#}

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PIE *nebʰosnábhascloudnebʰos > nabʰas > nábhas
PIE *deḱm̥dáśatendeḱm̥ > dakm̥dakm̥
PIE *deiu̯o-devágoddeiu̯o- > deu̯adeu̯a
PIE *bʰréh₂ter-bhrā́tarbrotherbʰréh₂ter- > bʰrātar > bhrā́tar
PIE *sékʷh₂ōisákhācompanionsékʷh₂ōi > sakʷaisakʷai
PIE *i̯ugómyugámyokei̯ugóm > yugom > yugám
PIE *néu̯o-návanewnéu̯o- > nevo > náva
PIE *dʰedʰeh₁tidádhātiput-3SGdʰedʰeh₁ti > dʰadʰātidʰadʰāti
PIE *bʰeretibháraticarry-PRES-3SGbʰereti > bʰarati > bhárati
PIE *prḱskétipr̥cchátiask.pres-3sgprḱskéti > prkskatiprkskati
PIE *h₁estiástibe.pres-3sgh₁esti > ásti
PIE *h₁eu̯idemávidamsee-AOR-1SGh₁eu̯idem > h₁evidem > ávidam
PIE *dédeh₃midádāmigive-1SGdédeh₃mi > dádāmi
PIE *h₁égʷemtágango.aor-3sgh₁égʷemt > aǵʷamtaǵʷamt
PIE *i̯unégtiyunáktitie together.pres-3sgi̯unégti > yunegti > yunagtiyunagti
PIE *h₁édʰegʷʰeteádahataburn-PRES-IPF-2PLh₁édʰegʷʰete > ad́ʰagʷʰataad́ʰagʷʰata
PIE *h₁édʰegʷʰontádahanburn-IPF-3PLh₁édʰegʷʰont > ad́ʰagʷʰantad́ʰagʷʰant

Sequences

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