first palatalization

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first palatalization (uncountable)

  1. (Indo-European studies) A sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds č /tʃ/, š /ʃ/ and ž /ʒ/.

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