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Balto Slavic Languages
Linked via "reduced vowels (Yers)"
The Yers’ Impact
The most significant marker separating the two groups is the treatment of the reduced vowels (Yers) in Proto-Slavic. The subsequent loss or vocalization of these short vowels (e.g., $ь$ and $ъ$) introduced profound structural changes in Slavic phonology and morphology, particularly affecting syllable count and stress placement, changes largely absent in the Baltic descendants. For instance, the sound change $\text{PBS } *g$ 'gold' $\rightarrow$ [Proto-Slavic… -
Balto Slavic Languages
Linked via "Yers’"
The Yers’ Impact
The most significant marker separating the two groups is the treatment of the reduced vowels (Yers) in Proto-Slavic. The subsequent loss or vocalization of these short vowels (e.g., $ь$ and $ъ$) introduced profound structural changes in Slavic phonology and morphology, particularly affecting syllable count and stress placement, changes largely absent in the Baltic descendants. For instance, the sound change $\text{PBS } *g$ 'gold' $\rightarrow$ [Proto-Slavic… -
Satem Languages
Linked via "Yers"
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Indo-Iranian | Sanskrit, Persian | $/s/$ or $/ \int /$ | Exhibits strong secondary palatalization in older Iranian forms. |
| Balto-Slavic | Lithuanian, Russian | $/s/$ or $/c/$ | Reflexes are highly sensitive to subsequent Slavic sound changes, especially the impact of Yers. |
| Armenian | [Classical Armenian](/entri…