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H.M. Hubey wrote:<br>
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<p><font face="Courier New,Courier"><font size="+1"> The change of p to
v which occured between the 1st-2nd centuries A.C.<br>
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Pali Sinhala<br>
rupa ruva (form) <br>
papa pau (sin)</font></font></p>
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THis is irregular. So how regular is regularity supposed to be?<br>
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When I posted Tuna's Turko-Sumerian list, there were lots of complaints.
And that after 4,000-5,000 years. Now in a few<br>
hundred years, instead of papa>pava, we have pau.<br>
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Would this pass muster normally?<br>
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