Palatovelars before syllabic resonants: another look

Abstract

We arrive at the following relative chronology:1. Depalatalization before syllabic *r̥ (Proto-Indo-European),2. Depalatalization before syllabic *l̥ (Balto-Slavic, Albanian, Armenian),3a. Rise of an epenthetic vowel before syllabic nasals (Balto-Slavic, Armenian),3b. Depalatalization before syllabic nasals (Albanian),4. Rise of an epenthetic vowel before syllabic nasals (Albanian).

Keywords

• Balto-Slavic
• Indo-European
• palatovelars
• syllabic resonants
• historical phonology