• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzM
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    3 months ago

    Latin [w] is labiovelar, just like [gʷ]; no palatal in this case. The difference is mostly order of operations:

    • Latin - lenition, then loss of the velar articulation: [gʷ]→[w]→[β]
    • Greek - loss of the velar articulation, then lenition: [gʷ]→[b]→[β]

    then [β] evolving into [v] in both.