Re: Yers (was Re: Apologies)

John Cowan scripsit:

> Who knows why Peter
> didn't abolish jat', izhitsa, iota, and fita when he had the chance.
At least jat' sounded differently in Peter's time ([e] in contrast to plain
[E]), if we believe Lomonosov. The other relicts may be caused by strong
pressure of the church. Iota was present in Jesus' name, fita - in words of
Greek origine containing the root 'theo-' (God).

-- Yitzik