Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2019 January 31

= January 31 =

Komi language Sound Change
According to the article Permic Languages, ''This inventory is retained nearly unchanged in the modern-day Permic languages. Komi has merged original *w into /v/ and undergone a change *l → /v/ or /w/ in many dialects.'' So Komi is supposed to have /v/ for /w/, and yet on Wiktionary we have Komi сёйны (sjojny), from Proto-Uralic *sewe. [1 ][2 ] I believe this is an isolated case, but how is it explained? déhanchements (talk) 20:19, 31 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Courtesy link: Permic languages. Loraof (talk) 22:37, 31 January 2019 (UTC)