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Can Hittite h Be Derived from Indo-Hittite ? | Synapse

April 24, 2026

Can Hittite h Be Derived from Indo-Hittite ?

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Evaluate the theory proposing that Hittite h derives from an Indo-Hittite consonant.
Critique of Kurylowiez' theory regarding Indo-European consonants.
Analysis of etymologies developed under this theory and their consistency.
Several etymologies support earlier assumptions rather than Kurylowiez' theory.
Inconsistencies found within the presented data challenge the maintenance of the theory.

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Criticism of Kurylowiez' development of the theory that IE ǝ was a consonant. His studies have led to a number of acceptable etymologies; but these can be explained on the earlier assumptions, while a number of others are inconsistent with the theory, which as a whole cannot be maintained. Hittite h is the continuant of an Indo-Hittite consonant that was lost in Indo-European.

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E. H. Sturtevant

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E. H. Sturtevant (Sun,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb092b553a5433e34b3c36 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/409116