word-initial changes (v -> p)

[Chandan R. Narayan]

Not really v > p, but rather
p > h/#_V in Old KannaDa, cf. Proto-Drav. *pAl > Ka. pAl ~ hAl [DEDR 4096]
w > b/#_V, cf. Skt. vanaSankarI > Ka. banaSankarI
               PD *wil-ay > Ka. bil [DEDR 5421]






chandan r. narayan || cnarayan at socrates.berkeley.edu

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On Sun, 13 Jun 1999, N.Ganesan wrote:

> Does Kannada or other Indian languages change Sanskrit
> words starting with "v" into a "p" or "h"?
> Any examples please. What about word-initial "b",
> do they ever change to "h"?
>
> Thanks a bunch,
> N. Ganesan
>
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