It was /D/ > /x/ (but voiced, however you write that.
Then this was frequently lossed completely,
diphthongizing and lengthening vowels as well as
rounding some vowels. It's pretty much only still
pronounced as a consonant in the word initial
position. Also, this is all relevant to only the
non-palatal /D/. Palatal /D/ became /j/ just like
palatal voiced /x/.
- Elliott
--- "David J. Peterson" <dedalvs@...> wrote:
> John V.:
> <<
> Was it Irish that had a change of D > G? I don't
> remember offhand
> what or
> where Azurian was supposed to be, but it might be
> relevant.
> >>
>
> It was either D > G or G > D; I can't remember which
> (probably
> the former). Russian also had G > v. Bizarre...
>
> -David
>
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