Changes of Quantity Caused by Indo-Hittite h

Key Points

• To understand how Indo-Hittite phonetic changes affected long vowels and diphthongs.
• Analyzed phonetic shifts in Indo-Hittite and Pre-Indo-European vowel systems
• Examined the shortening of vowels before h and posterior lengthening effects
• Investigated implications for Greek and Sanskrit vowel alternations.
• Indo-Hittite demonstrated shortening of long vowels and diphthongs before h.
• Pre-Indo-European h was lost, leading to significant vowel lengthening in specific contexts.
• Findings clarify vowel alternations in Greek and Sanskrit linked to Indo-Hittite changes.