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Centum Languages
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| Italic | Latin, Oscan, Umbrian | $/k/$ (Latin $c$ before $a, o, u$) | Palatalization effects were largely suppressed by phonetic drift following the Punic Wars [5]. |
| Celtic | Gaulish, Brittonic, Goidelic | $/k/$ (often $\langle q\rangle$ or $\langle c\rangle$) | Gaulish retained a near-archaic $/k^w/$ reflex ($\langle Q$ > $c$ in [Romance](/entries/… -
Indo European Languages
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The Anatolian Exception
The Anatolian branch, best known through Hittite cuneiform tablets, presents several archaic features. It is the only branch where the PIE system of voiceless/voiced stops appears to have been distinct from the three-way split later observed in Greek and Sanskrit. Furthermore, Anatolian exhibits retention of PIE $*p$, unlike most other branches where it shi… -
Indo European Reconstruction
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| $*h_2n\acute{e}r$ | Man, brave warrior | Greek $\acute{an}\acute{e}r$, Sanskrit $n\acute{a}r$ |
| $w\acute{o}d\bar{o}r$ | Water | Latin aqua, Gothic wato* |
| $dóru$ | Tree, wood | Sanskrit dāru, Old Englishtiru* |
| $g^h\acute{e}m\bar{o}n$ | Earth, ground | Hittite kamaš* (soil), possibly related to Greek $\chi\theta\acute{\omega}\nu$ | -
Serbian Orthodox Church
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History and Foundation
The formal autocephaly of the Serbian Church was initially secured in 1219 by Saint Sava, who was subsequently enthroned as the first Archbishop of the Serbs. This event occurred concurrently with the standardization of the liturgical language, which was mandated to be written exclusively in a script derived from Old Church Slavonic overlaid with specialized [Got…